Hannes Löhr Explained

Hannes Löhr
Full Name:Johannes Löhr
Birth Date:5 July 1942
Birth Place:Eitorf, Germany
Death Place:Cologne, Germany[1]
Height:1.76 m
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1951–1962
Youthclubs1:SV Eitorf 09
Years1:1962–1964
Clubs1:Sportfreunde Saarbrücken
Caps1:60
Goals1:53
Years2:1964–1978
Clubs2:1. FC Köln
Caps2:381
Goals2:166
Totalcaps:441
Totalgoals:219
Nationalyears1:1967–1972
Nationalteam1:West Germany
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:5
Manageryears1:1983–1986
Managerclubs1:1. FC Köln
Manageryears2:1986–2002
Managerclubs2:(West) Germany U21

Johannes Löhr (5 July 1942 – 29 February 2016) was a German professional football player[2] and manager.

The striker scored 166 top division goals for 1. FC Köln,[3] more than any other Köln player. He made his debut for the team in August 1964. His 27 goals in the 1967–68 season led the league, making him the first Köln player to do so.

Löhr won 20 caps for West Germany, scoring five goals. He appeared in all six matches of the DFB team at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, playing as a left side attacker.[4] It was his header back across the goal in extra-time against England, from a Jürgen Grabowski cross, that enabled Gerd Muller's winner in the 3–2 quarter-final win.

After his career as player, he managed 1. FC Köln between 1983 and 1986. In 1986, he began working for the DFB and was coach of the West German team that won Bronze at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

He died on 29 February 2016.[5]

Honours

1. FC Köln

West Germany[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trauer um Hannes Löhr . de . kicker . 29 February 2016 . 29 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Löhr, Johannes . de . kicker.de . 12 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Johannes Löhr – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga . Matthias . Arnhold . 1 October 2015 . 5 November 2015 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  4. Web site: Johannes Löhr – Goals in International Matches . Matthias . Arnhold . 1 October 2015 . 5 November 2015 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  5. News: Former FC Cologne star Hannes Löhr dies. 29 February 2016. DW.COM. 29 February 2016.
  6. Web site: Hennes Löhr . de . fussballdaten.de . 1 March 2016.