Gerhard Zebrowski (born 25 April 1940 – 30 April 2020
) was a German
footballer who played as a
winger. He spent six seasons in the
Bundesliga with
SV Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...
winning the league in the
1964–65 season and the
DFB-Pokal in
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 ...
.
Career
Werder Bremen
Born in
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
, Zebrowski grew up in the urban district of Walle
where he played youth football with local team TuS Walle.
He joined
SV Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...
at the age of 13
and made his debut in the
Oberliga Nord
The Oberliga Nord was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany. It covered the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. With the introduction of the 3. Liga, the league ceased to exist f ...
, the German top tier at the time.
Werder Bremen finished runners-up multiple times in the Oberliga
with Zebrowski contributing 27 goals in 71 Oberliga matches.
He won the
1961 DFB-Pokal with Werder Bremen.
Two years after the
Bundesliga was founded Zebrowski helped Werder Bremen win it,
finishing the
1964–65 season as the club's second top scorer with 11 goals.
He played a total of 145 Bundesliga matches scoring 40 goals for Werder Bremen.
Later years with Bremerhaven 93 and SV Hemelingen
In 1969,
Zebrowski moved to
TuS Bremerhaven 93, a smaller club in the
state of Bremen playing in the
Regionalliga Nord, which was the German second tier at the time.
He ended his career with Bremen-based amateur side SV Hemelingen.
Post-playing career
Following his retirement he published the "Werder-Echo", Werder Bremen's matchday programme, together with
Klaus Matischak
Klaus Matischak (born 24 October 1938) is a German former footballer who played as a centre-forward. He scored 38 goals in 64 matches in the Bundesliga.
In 1965, he won the Bundesliga title with Werder Bremen.
Honours
Werder Bremen
* Bundesl ...
, also a former player of the club.
An honorary member of the club, Zebrowski regularly visited matches at the
Weserstadion until his death.
Death
He died on 30 April 2020, days after his 80th birthday.
Style of play
Zebrowski played as a
winger and was known for his pace and
dribbling.
Honours
Werder Bremen
*
Bundesliga:
1964–65;
runners-up 1968
*
DFB-Pokal:
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 ...
References
External links
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1940 births
2020 deaths
Association football forwards
German footballers
SV Werder Bremen players
Bundesliga players
Footballers from Bremen
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