Horst Hrubesch (born April 17, 1951 in Hamm) is a retired Germansoccer player and currently employed as a youth trainer at the DFB. His nickname was Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer (the Header Beast) for his incredible heading skill. Standing at 189 cm and gifted with great physical strength, Hrubesch was one of the most lethal centre-forwards of his generation. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Map of Germany showing Hamm Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... DFB, or Dem Franchize Boyz, is a hip-hop group. ...
Hrubesch was the typical latebloomer. He played in small clubs until the age of 24 before he was signed by Rot-Weiss Essen. There, he played well enough that Hamburger SV bought him. There, he blossomed into one of the most dangerous and intimidating forwards of the Bundesliga and was soon called up for the German national team. Hrubesch was known for his symbiotic relationship with fellow HSV player Manfred Kaltz, a right wingback whose clockwork-style crosses Hrubesch often headed into the goal. Rot-Weiss Essen is a German football club based in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... The Bundesliga (plural: -ligen) (Federal League, meaning nation-wide league) is the name for the premier league of any sport in Austria and Germany. ... Common Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in their Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) home. ...
His greatest successes were the win of the European Championship in 1980, where he decided the finals with two of his late Ungeheuer header goals, and 1983, where he won the European Cup I against Juventus Turin. He also was German champion in 1979, 1982 and 1983. He scored 136 goals in 224 games in the Bundesliga and was capped 21 times. There are various championships held in a variety of sports on a European Level: European Figure Skating Championships (figure skating) European Football Championship (football) European Basketball Championship (basketball) European LC Championships (swimming) European SC Championships (swimming) European Mens Handball Championship (handball) European Womens Handball Championship (handball) Rugby League... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Juventus F.C. (Latin for Youth) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
After his successful career, Hrubesch became a trainer and has several less successful stints in the Bundesliga before starting as a youth coach in the DFB.
Hrubesch again proved his worth by scoring both goals in their 2-1 win over Belgium to seal the nations second continental title.
Many of his goals were headers, and his reliability in the air encouraged his teammates to send in cross after cross into the opposing goal area, knowing that Hrubesch would inevitably latch onto one of the high balls sooner or later.
Hrubesch began his international career in April 1980 against close neighbours Austria, only a few months before the European Championship in Italy.
He is mostly remembered for the loss of the last penalty in 1982 World Cup Semifinal between Germany and France, a game also remembered for the worst foul in the game history from Harald Schumacher against Patrick Battiston.
While the score was 4-4, Bossis lost the next penalty, allowing HorstHrubesch to score the last penalty, and with 5-4, to drive his team to the final.
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