Manfred Burgsmüller

Manfred "Manni" Burgsmüller (22 December 1949 – 18 May 2019) was a German footballer. He played as a striker and sometimes as a midfielder.

Manfred Burgsmüller

Personal information
Date of birth	(1949-12-22)22 December 1949
Place of birth	Essen, West Germany
Date of death	18 May 2019(2019-05-18) (aged 69)
Place of death	Essen, Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1967	VfB Recklinghausen
1967–1968	Rot-Weiss Essen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1971	Rot-Weiss Essen	12	(0)
1971–1974	Bayer Uerdingen	101	(80)
1974–1976	Rot-Weiss Essen	64	(32)
1976	Bayer Uerdingen	7	(1)
1976–1983	Borussia Dortmund	224	(135)
1983–1984	1. FC Nürnberg	34	(12)
1984–1985	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	50	(36)
1985–1990	Werder Bremen	115	(34)
Total		607	(330)
National team
1975–1978	West Germany B	8	(8)
1977–1978	West Germany	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Burgsmüller was born in Essen. He appeared in 447 Bundesliga games over the course of 17 seasons, scoring 213 goals. He played mainly for Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen. He also played Rot-Weiss Essen, Bayer Uerdingen, 1. FC Nürnberg and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. He also played three games for West Germany. After retirement, he played as a kicker in American football.

Burgsmüller died in Essen on 18 May 2019, at the age of 69.

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rot-Weiss Essen	1968–69	Regionalliga	2	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	1969–70	Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	1970–71		2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
Bayer Uerdingen	1971–72	Regionalliga	34	22	0	0	—		—		34	22
	1972–73		33	29	0	0	—		—		33	29
	1973–74		34	29	0	0	—		—		34	29
	Total		101	80	0	0	—		—		101	80
Rot-Weiss Essen	1974–75	Bundesliga	34	18	6	5	—		—		40	23
	1975–76		30	14	1	0	—		—		31	14
	Total		64	32	7	5	—		—		71	37
Bayer Uerdingen	1976–77	2. Bundesliga	7	1	2	3	—		—		9	4
Borussia Dortmund	1976–77	Bundesliga	24	14	2	0	—		—		26	14
	1977–78		34	20	2	1	—		—		36	21
	1978–79		33	15	5	5	—		—		38	20
	1979–80		34	20	6	9	—		—		40	29
	1980–81		33	27	3	1	—		—		36	28
	1981–82		34	22	3	4	—		—		37	26
	1982–83		32	17	5	3	2	0	—		39	20
	Total		224	135	26	23	2	0	—		252	158
1. FC Nürnberg	1983–84	Bundesliga	34	12	1	0	—		—		35	12
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	1984–85	2. Bundesliga	35	29	1	1	—		—		36	30
	1985–86		15	7	1	2	—		—		16	9
	Total		50	36	2	3	—		—		52	39
Werder Bremen	1985–86	Bundesliga	20	13	—		—		—		20	13
	1986–87		30	8	2	0	2	0	—		34	8
	1987–88		26	6	4	0	8	2	—		38	8
	1988–89		28	6	4	4	4	1	1	0	37	11
	1989–90		11	1	2	2	—		—		13	3
	Total		115	34	12	6	14	3	1	0	142	43
Career total			607	330	50	40	16	3	1	0	674	373

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
West Germany	1977	2	0
	1978	1	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Werder Bremen

• Bundesliga: 1987–88
• DFB-Pokal: runner-up 1988–89, 1989–90
• DFL-Supercup: 1988

Rhein Fire

• NFL Europe: 1998, 2000

Other websites

• Manfred Burgsmüller at WorldFootball.net