Horst Blankenburg
Blankenburg as player of Ajax in 1972
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Horst Blankenburg | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Heidenheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Sweeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfL Heidenheim | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1968 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0 | (0) |
| 1968–1969 | Wiener Sportclub | 27 | (0) |
| 1969–1970 | TSV 1860 München | 31 | (1) |
| 1970–1975 | Ajax | 188 | (5) |
| 1975–1977 | Hamburger SV | 44 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 19 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Chicago Sting | 38 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | → KSC Hasselt (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | Preußen Münster | 22 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Hummelsbütteler SV | ||
| 1985 | Lüneburger SK | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Horst Blankenburg (born 10 July 1947) is a former German footballer, who played as a sweeper. He is best known for the early 1970s period, during which he played for Ajax Amsterdam and won the European Cup three times (1971, 1972, 1973), the European Super Cup twice (1972, 1973), the Intercontinental Cup once (1972) and the Dutch championship and the KNVB Cup twice. In 1976, he won the German Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1977 with Hamburger SV. He was never selected for the German national team.
Blankenburg's career began at the youth of VfL Heidenheim; his professional career began at 1. FC Nürnberg under Max Merkel in the 1967–68 season. Nürnberg won the Bundesliga in that season, even though his contribution consisted of only 13 games, none of them league matches. He then transferred to Wiener Sportclub in Vienna for 45,000 German marks, where he managed to impress. After the season, he switched to TSV 1860 München for 100,000 German marks. In that season, he had 31 appearances and even scored one goal, but his team was relegated, he moved on to Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
He played together with Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens, Ruud Krol, and Arie Haan. His coaches at Ajax were Stefan Kovács and Rinus Michels – who designed the famous Dutch offside trap around him and Velibor Vasović. Blankenburg was Ajax's team sweeper and was widely considered to be one of the best in Europe. In the five seasons at Ajax he won the European Cup three years in a row between 1971 and 1973 and the Intercontinental Cup in 1972. He became Dutch champion in 1972 and 1973 and won the Dutch Cup in 1971 and 1972.
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