Werner Thamm Explained

Werner Thamm
Fullname:Werner Thamm
Birth Date:24 August 1926
Birth Place:Kleinkorbetha, Germany
Position:Striker
Years1:1948–1950
Clubs1:TSV Goslar
Years2:1950–1962
Caps2:295
Goals2:116
Clubs2:Eintracht Braunschweig
Years3:1962–1963
Clubs3:FT Braunschweig

Werner Thamm (24 August 1926 – 20 October 1987) was a German footballer.[1]

Career

Thamm began his senior career with Amateuroberliga Niedersachsen club TSV Goslar (now Goslarer SC 08), before joining Eintracht Braunschweig in the first division Oberliga Nord in 1950. With 116 goals in 295 league and play-off games Thamm remains the all-time leading goalscorer for Eintracht Braunschweig, the club he spent most of his career with.[2] After twelve years in Braunschweig, Thamm retired from top level play and returned to amateur football for one more season, playing for FT Braunschweig.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Werner Thamm . worldfootball.net . 14 November 2012.
  2. Horst Bläsig/Alex Leppert, Ein Roter Löwe auf der Brust - Die Geschichte von Eintracht Braunschweig (2010), publisher: Die Werkstatt, page: 395