Marco Köller (born 25 June 1969) is a German former

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. Köller joned the youth academy of

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BFC Dynamo Berliner Fussball Club Dynamo e. V., commonly abbreviated to BFC Dynamo () or BFC (), alternatively sometimes called Dynamo Berlin, is a German football club based in the locality of Alt-Hohenschönhausen of the borough of Lichtenberg of Berli ...

in 1981. Köller won the

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with East Germany after defeating

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3-1 in the final on 15 October 1986. 17-year-old Köller then made his first appearance with the first team of BFC Dynamo as substitute for

Frank Pastor Frank Pastor (born 7 December 1957) is a German former professional footballer who played as a strikerfor Hallescher FC Chemie and BFC Dynamo. He won several titles with BFC Dynamo and became th league top goal scorer in 1986–87 season. Pa ...

in the match against

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at the Dynamo-Stadion im Sportforum in the eighth matchday of the 1986-87 DDR-Oberliga on 18 October 1986. Köller was a regular player of BFC Dynamo in the 1987-88 and 1988-89 season. He played for BFC Dynamo against Girondins Bordeaux and

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 ...

in the 1987-88 and 1988-89 European Cup. Köller played in the first matches for BFC Dynamo in the 1989-90 DDR-Oberliga. He also played in the first leg against AS Monaco away in the Second round of the

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. However, Köller then suffered a metatarsal injury. The match against FC Hansa Rostock in the eighth matchday of the 1989-90 DDR-Oberliga on 21 October 1989 became his last appearance for BFC Dynamo. Köller then decided to leave for leave for

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with his girlfriend. When the

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fell on 9 November 1989, he is already on a train towards

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Marco Köller
at RSSSF 1969 births Living people German footballers East German footballers East German defectors Berliner FC Dynamo players MSV Duisburg players 2. Bundesliga players DDR-Oberliga players {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub Association football midfielders