Gerd Zewe (born 13 June 1950) is a German former

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player and manager. Zewe was a youngster for SV Stennweiler and an amateur for

Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club ''SC Borussia Neunkirchen'' was founded out of the 1907 merger of ''FC 1905 Borussia'' and ''SC Neunkirchen''. History From 1912 through t ...

. Starting his career with his sole professional club,

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

, in midfield, he was later used as sweeper and appeared in 440

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matches (42 goals), which is still a Bundesliga record for the club. Zewe was part of the Düsseldorf team that reached the

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final on three consecutive occasions from 1978 to 1980, carrying the trophy home in 1979 and 1980. In 1979, he further won a

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runner-up medal with Düsseldorf, getting beaten after extra-time by

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at St. Jakob Stadium,

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. In 1987, he left

after 15 years to team up with

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to see out his career on amateur level. Zewe's career for

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lasted for only four matches, but earned him a role of an unused substitute at the

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as one of two uncapped outfield players in the West German squad besides 1. FC Köln's Harald Konopka. Months after the tournament he gained his first cap, playing in the 4–3 win over

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on 11 October 1978. Four months later his career for West Germany came to a close with a starting role in the goalless

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qualifier against

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. As manager, Zewe coached the reserve-side of

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

for some time in the 1990s, as well as the first squads of lower level clubs

Union Solingen SG Union Solingen was a German association football club from Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. History The side can trace its roots back to an earlier ''Union Solingen'' club founded in 1897 out of the merger of a number of clubs from the d ...

and TuS Grevenbroich.

Personal life

Zewe is the father of two sons, Niki and Tommy.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zewe, Gerd 1950 births Living people People from Neunkirchen (German district) German footballers Germany international footballers Germany B international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers German football managers 1978 FIFA World Cup players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Bundesliga players 1. FC Union Solingen managers Schwarz-Weiß Essen managers Association football midfielders Footballers from Saarland West German footballers Würzburger Kickers players