Gunnar Sauer
Encyclopedia
Gunnar Sauer is a former German
footballer who played as a central defender, most notably with SV Werder Bremen
.
; mainly a backup, his best years came between 1986–91, as he only would amass 17 league
matches in the other seven years combined.
After having helped Hertha BSC promote from the second division
, although he played very little, Sauer retired in 1999, after one season each with VfB Leipzig (second level) and VfB Oldenburg
(regional leagues). He was summoned by the national team
for UEFA Euro 1988, but did not leave the bench for the hosts, never being recalled afterwards.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer who played as a central defender, most notably with SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
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Football career
Born in Cuxhaven, most of Sauer's career was spent at SV Werder BremenSV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
; mainly a backup, his best years came between 1986–91, as he only would amass 17 league
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
matches in the other seven years combined.
After having helped Hertha BSC promote from the second division
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, although he played very little, Sauer retired in 1999, after one season each with VfB Leipzig (second level) and VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.-History:...
(regional leagues). He was summoned by the national team
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
for UEFA Euro 1988, but did not leave the bench for the hosts, never being recalled afterwards.
Honours
- German LeagueFußball-BundesligaThe Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
: 1987–88, 1992–93 - German CupDFB-PokalThe DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
: 1990–91, 1993–94; Runner-up 1988–89, 1989–90