Günther Herrmann (11 September 1939 – 22 July 2023) was a German

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who was

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nine times for the West Germany national team. Herrmann started his club career with

Eintracht Trier SV Eintracht-Trier 05 e. V., commonly known as Eintracht Trier (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was established on 11 March 1948 through the merger of Westmark 05 Trier ...

(1956–1958) and

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

(1958–1963). He moved to

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

for the 1963–64 season and made 110 league appearances for them over the next four seasons. He returned to Karlsruher SC for the 1967–68 season, and then moved to

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(1968–1975). Herrmann was a member of the German squad at the

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. Herrmann died on 22 July 2023, at the age of 83.

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* 1939 births 2023 deaths Footballers from Trier German men's footballers West German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players Bundesliga players SV Eintracht Trier 05 players Karlsruher SC players FC Schalke 04 players FC Sion players West German expatriate men's footballers West German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland {{germany-footy-forward-1930s-stub