Personal information | |||
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Full name | Klaus Fichtel | ||
Date of birth | 19 November 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender, Sweeper | ||
Youth career | |||
–1965 | Arminia Ickern | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1980 | FC Schalke 04 | 437 | (14) |
1980–1984 | SV Werder Bremen | 117 | (0) |
1984–1988 | FC Schalke 04 | 40 | (0) |
Total | 594 | (14) | |
National team | |||
1967–1971 | West Germany | 23 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Klaus Fichtel (born 19 November 1944 in Castrop-Rauxel, Province of Westphalia) is a former German international footballer who played as a defender.
He began his career with FC Schalke 04 and after four years with SV Werder Bremen he returned to Schalke. In total he played 552 games (14 goals) in the Bundesliga. In addition, he played 42 times in the 2. Bundesliga in one of his four years with SV Werder Bremen.
Fichtel won 23 caps in four years with West Germany in between 1967 and 1971, scoring one goal against Scotland in 1969. He was part of the West German squad at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, playing in five matches during the tournament.