| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilhelm Giesemann | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Rühme, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Sülfeld | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1959 | VfL Wolfsburg OL Nord | ||
| 1959–1963 | Bayern Munich OL Süd | ||
| 1963–1968 | Hamburger SV | 104 | (13) |
| 1968–1972 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960–1965 | West Germany | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wilhelm "Willi" Giesemann (born 2 September 1937 in Rühme, a district of Braunschweig, Germany) is a former German football player.[1]
Club career
After the introduction of the West German top-flight in 1963 he appeared in 104 Bundesliga matches for Hamburger SV.
International career
Half back Giesemann was part of the West Germany squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup and played in two West German matches there.[2]
He did miss out on participation at the then forthcoming World Cup because of injury, an injury that had an effect on the duration of his ability to play top-level football in the latter stages of his career, but sustained his toughest injury just on the day of his fourteenth and last West Germany appearance. On 6 June 1965, the West Germans played Brazil in Rio and battled hard to withstand the likes of Garrincha, Ademir and Pelé. Brazil was still in the lead, short before the end of the match when a tackle of Pelé saw marker Giesemann go off with a broken shinbone. And, it happened to be the famous Brazilian striker who netted the decisive second goal shortly after.[3] Overall he won 14 caps.[4]
References
- ^ "Willi Giesemann" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Willy Giesemann". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Bitter, Jürgen (1997). Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler (in German). Sportverlag. p. 146.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (25 March 2021). "Willi Giesemann – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
- Willi Giesemann at WorldFootball.net
- Willi Giesemann at kicker (in German)
- Willi Giesemann at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Willi Giesemann at National-Football-Teams.com
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