Dietmar Danner

Dietmar Danner

Personal information
Date of birth	29 November 1950
Place of birth	Mannheim, West Germany
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Eintracht Plankstadt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1970–1971	VfR Mannheim
1971–1980	Borussia Mönchengladbach	179	(27)
1980–1981	FC Schalke 04	19	(0)
1981–1982	1. FC Saarbrücken
1982–1983	LASK Linz
National team
1973–1976	Germany	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Dietmar Danner (born 29 November 1950 in Mannheim) is a retired German footballer.^[1]

Danner won three German championships and one German cup title, as well as two UEFA Cup titles with Borussia Mönchengladbach, with whom he spent the majority of his playing career.^[2]

He earned six caps for the German national football team from 1973 to 1976.^[3] He missed out on being part of the 1974 World Cup winning West German squad but was included for the UEFA Euro 1976.

Danner was a part of "Die Fohlen" during their golden period playing alongside players like Günter Netzer, Rainer Bonhof, Uli Stielike, Bertie Vogts, Allan Simonsen and Jupp Heynckes. Danner was an all around player in an adventurous, attacking, side. His career at the club and international level was cut short by an injury in 1976. Danner never regained full fitness and only played 49 more league games, including his final 19 with Schalke 04.

Honours

• UEFA Euro 1976 runner-up
• European Cup runner-up: 1976–77
• UEFA Cup winner:1974–75, 1978–79
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1972–73, 1979–80
• Bundesliga champion: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
• Bundesliga runner-up: 1973–74, 1977–78
• DFB-Pokal winner: 1972–73

References

1. "Dietmar Danner" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
2. "Dietmar Danner". Official site (in German). Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
3. "Statistik – Alle Spieler von A-Z". Official site (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 5 February 2010.