Horst Assmy | |
Fullname: | Horst Assmy |
Birth Date: | 29 November 1933 |
Birth Place: | Berlin, Germany |
Death Place: | West Germany |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1952–1953 |
Clubs1: | Einheit Pankow |
Years2: | 1953–1954 |
Clubs2: | Motor Oberschöneweide |
Years3: | 1954–1959 |
Clubs3: | Vorwärts Berlin |
Caps3: | 102 |
Goals3: | 27 |
Years4: | 1960–1961 |
Clubs4: | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
Years5: | 1961–1962 |
Clubs5: | Schalke 04 |
Caps5: | 20 |
Goals5: | 9 |
Years6: | 1962–1965 |
Clubs6: | Hessen Kassel |
Caps6: | 51 |
Goals6: | 10 |
Nationalyears1: | 1954–1959 |
Nationalteam1: | East Germany |
Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Horst Assmy (29 November 1933 – 14 January 1972) was a German footballer who played as a forward. Assmy played in East Germany for Einheit Pankow, Motor Oberschöneweide and Vorwärts Berlin, and won 12 caps for the national team, scoring 4 goals. He defected as a republikflucht to West Germany in 1959,[1] appearing for Tennis Borussia Berlin, Schalke 04 and Hessen Kassel.