Marco Köller Explained

Birth Date:1969 6, df=yes
Birth Place:East Germany
Height:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1975–
Youthclubs1:BSG AdW Berlin
Youthclubs2:Turbine EKB Treptow
Youthyears3:–1981
Youthclubs3:1. FC Union Berlin
Youthyears4:1981–1986
Youthclubs4:BFC Dynamo
Years1:1986–1989
Clubs1:BFC Dynamo
Caps1:67
Goals1:2
Years2:1989–1990
Clubs2:Suspended
Years3:1990–1991
Clubs3:MSV Duisburg
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:74
Totalgoals:2
Nationalteam1:East Germany Olympic
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0

Marco Köller (born 25 June 1969) is a German former footballer.[2]

Köller joned the youth academy of football club BFC Dynamo in 1981.

Köller won the 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship with East Germany after defeating Italy 3-1 in the final on 15 October 1986.[3] 17-year-old Köller then made his first appearance with the first team of BFC Dynamo as substitute for Frank Pastor in the match against FC Carl Zeiss Jena at the Dynamo-Stadion im Sportforum in the eighth matchday of the 1986–87 DDR-Oberliga on 18 October 1986.[4] [3]

Köller was a regular player of BFC Dynamo in the 1987–88 and 1988–89 season.[5] He played for BFC Dynamo against Girondins Bordeaux and SV Werder Bremen in the 1987–88 and 1988–89 European Cup.[5]

Köller played in the first matches for BFC Dynamo in the 1989–90 DDR-Oberliga. He also played in the first leg against AS Monaco away in the Second round of the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup. However, Köller then suffered a metatarsal injury. The match against FC Hansa Rostock in the eighth matchday of the 1989–90 DDR-Oberliga on 21 October 1989 became his last appearance for BFC Dynamo. Köller then decided to defect to West Germany with his girlfriend. When the Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989, he was already on a train towards Trier.[6]

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  1. Web site: Marco Köller . worldfootball.net . 17 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Köller, Marco . German . Kicker . 17 August 2012.
  3. Book: Karas, Steffen . 2022 . 66 Jahre BFC Dynamo – Auswärts mit 'nem Bus . . 2nd . CULTURCON medien, Sole trader: Bernd Oeljeschläger . 130 . 978-3-944068-95-4.
  4. Nöldner . Jürgen . 21 October 1986 . Ein Platz und ganze Welten . Die neue Fußballwoche . de . Berlin . . 1986 . 42 . 4 . 0323-8407 . 8 June 2022 .
  5. Book: Karas, Steffen . 2022 . 66 Jahre BFC Dynamo – Auswärts mit 'nem Bus . . 2nd . CULTURCON medien, Sole trader: Bernd Oeljeschläger . 468–479 . 978-3-944068-95-4.
  6. News: . 22 December 1996 . Chef im Operncafé . de . 1996 . 52 . . Der Spiegel GmbH & Co. KG . Hamburg . 11 April 2023 .