Torsten Gütschow
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Torsten Gütschow is a German
former footballer who played as a striker
. He is most associated with Dynamo Dresden
, with whom he had two successful spells, playing top level football in East Germany and after reunification
. In between these he played for three other German clubs, and spent six months with Galatasaray
of the Turkish
Super Lig. A strong and instinctive goalscorer, Gütschow was top scorer in each of the last three seasons of the DDR-Oberliga
, and was the last ever East German Footballer of the Year. He won three international cap
s for East Germany
, scoring two goals between 1984 and 1989. Since retiring he has taken up coach
ing, and has been manager of TuS Heeslingen
since 2006.
in 1976. After four years in their youth setup, he was promoted to the first-team, making his DDR-Oberliga
debut in 1980. He established himself as a consistent goalscorer, and scored 17 goals in the 1984–85 season. The next two seasons were blighted by injury, but he returned to form, partnering Ulf Kirsten up front, and was the league's top scorer in its last three seasons. His seven goals in the 1988-89 UEFA Cup made him the competition's top scorer and in 1991 he was named as the last ever East German Footballer of the Year.
During much of Gütschow's time with Dynamo Dresden, the league was dominated by Berliner FC Dynamo
, who won ten consecutive league titles from 1979 to 1988. Dresden broke this run by winning the championship in 1989 and 1990, adding a cup win in the latter season to complete the double
. They had also won the cup in 1982, 1984 and 1985
.
(now renamed the NOFV-Oberliga) saw Dynamo Dresden finish second, behind Hansa Rostock, and with German reunification
they qualified for the Bundesliga
. In their first season they finished in 14th place, and Gütschow was the team's top scorer, with 10 goals from 31 appearances. The following season, he played eught matches, scoring twice, before leaving in December 1992, joining Galatasaray
of the Turkish
Super Lig. Gütschow's 12 Bundesliga goals are still the most of any Dynamo Dresden player.
Galatasaray had a German coach, Karl-Heinz Feldkamp
, and two other German players in Falko Götz
and Reinhard Stumpf
. Gütschow settled in immediately, and scored 10 goals in 15 league appearances, as the club won a league and cup double. Gütschow only spent six months in Turkey, returning to Germany in summer 1993 but remains a popular figure with Galatasaray fans.
Gütschow returned to Germany with Carl Zeiss Jena
of the 2. Bundesliga
, but had a singularly unsuccessful season, making only 9 league appearances and failing to score. He left Jena after one year, and followed this with single-year spells at two other 2. Liga clubs – Hannover 96
and Chemnitzer FC
. He has more personal success in both these seasons, scoring 16 and 15 goals respectively, but the latter ended in relegation for Chemnitz.
In 1996, Gütschow returned to Dynamo Dresden, now in the third-tier Regionalliga Nordost
. He spent three years with the club as they tried unsuccessfully to get promoted to the second division, before retiring in 1999. In total, he had made 329 league appearances for Dynamo, scoring 149 goals, across two spells.
in February 1984, making his debut in a 3–1 away win against Greece
. His second cap came later in the same year, also against Greece – this time he scored again in a 1–0 home win. His third and final cap
didn't come until 1989, in a 1–1 draw with Finland
at his home stadium in Dresden
. He was also capped at under-21
level and made three appearances for the DDR Olympic team.
ing. He worked with VfL Bochum
's reserve team
, and was manager of FC Oberneuland
from 2003 to 2004. In 2006 he was appointed as manager of TuS 1906 Heeslingen, and won promotion to the Oberliga Nord
in his first season. Gütschow is still in charge at the club, who are still in the Oberliga
, albeit now in the Oberliga Niedersachsen
after the league was restructured in 2008.
. This came about after he was arrested in Sweden
for drink-driving; the East German authorities offered him a deal where he would be released on condition that he would provide the Stasi with information. However, he immediately confessed this involvement to his team-mates, and promised never to report anything negative about them.
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...
former footballer who played as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He is most associated with Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
, with whom he had two successful spells, playing top level football in East Germany and after reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
. In between these he played for three other German clubs, and spent six months with Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
of the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
Super Lig. A strong and instinctive goalscorer, Gütschow was top scorer in each of the last three seasons of the DDR-Oberliga
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
, and was the last ever East German Footballer of the Year. He won three international cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
s for East Germany
East Germany national football team
The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
, scoring two goals between 1984 and 1989. Since retiring he has taken up coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
ing, and has been manager of TuS Heeslingen
TuS Heeslingen
TuS Heeslingen is a German association football club from the town of Heeslingen, Lower Saxony. The footballers are part of a larger sports club that has departments for aerobics, athletics, badminton, bowling, gymnastics, Pilates, table tennis, and volleyball....
since 2006.
In East Germany
Gütschow played as a youth for Traktor Zodel and Dynamo Görlitz, before joining Dynamo DresdenDynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
in 1976. After four years in their youth setup, he was promoted to the first-team, making his DDR-Oberliga
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
debut in 1980. He established himself as a consistent goalscorer, and scored 17 goals in the 1984–85 season. The next two seasons were blighted by injury, but he returned to form, partnering Ulf Kirsten up front, and was the league's top scorer in its last three seasons. His seven goals in the 1988-89 UEFA Cup made him the competition's top scorer and in 1991 he was named as the last ever East German Footballer of the Year.
During much of Gütschow's time with Dynamo Dresden, the league was dominated by Berliner FC Dynamo
Berliner FC Dynamo
Berliner FC Dynamo is a German association football club and is the successor organization to the club that played in East Berlin as Dynamo Berlin from 1953 to 1966.-Founding and Stasi patronage:...
, who won ten consecutive league titles from 1979 to 1988. Dresden broke this run by winning the championship in 1989 and 1990, adding a cup win in the latter season to complete the double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
. They had also won the cup in 1982, 1984 and 1985
1984–85 FDGB-Pokal
The 1984–85 FDGB-Pokal was the 34th East German Cup. For the second consecutive year, Dynamo Dresden beat Dynamo Berlin the final, securing their sixth title.- First round :* Club came through the qualifying round...
.
After reunification
The last season of the DDR-OberligaDDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
(now renamed the NOFV-Oberliga) saw Dynamo Dresden finish second, behind Hansa Rostock, and with German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
they qualified for the Bundesliga
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...
. In their first season they finished in 14th place, and Gütschow was the team's top scorer, with 10 goals from 31 appearances. The following season, he played eught matches, scoring twice, before leaving in December 1992, joining Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
of the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
Super Lig. Gütschow's 12 Bundesliga goals are still the most of any Dynamo Dresden player.
Galatasaray had a German coach, Karl-Heinz Feldkamp
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp is a German football manager and former player.Feldkamp has been coaching football since 1968. In Germany, he has coached Borussia Dortmund, Kaiserslautern, and Eintracht Frankfurt, among others. He previously coached Galatasaray in 1992–93, and also coached another Istanbul...
, and two other German players in Falko Götz
Falko Götz
Falko Götz is a German former football player and current manager.He is the current manager of Vietnam national football team and Vietnam Under-23..-Career:...
and Reinhard Stumpf
Reinhard Stumpf
Reinhard Stumpf is a German ex-footballer who played as a center-back and presently work as a football coach.- Career as professional footballer :...
. Gütschow settled in immediately, and scored 10 goals in 15 league appearances, as the club won a league and cup double. Gütschow only spent six months in Turkey, returning to Germany in summer 1993 but remains a popular figure with Galatasaray fans.
Gütschow returned to Germany with Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss...
of the 2. Bundesliga
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...
, but had a singularly unsuccessful season, making only 9 league appearances and failing to score. He left Jena after one year, and followed this with single-year spells at two other 2. Liga clubs – Hannover 96
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...
and Chemnitzer FC
Chemnitzer FC
Chemnitzer FC is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1933 in 1933 after the collapse of former Chemnitzer BC 1899....
. He has more personal success in both these seasons, scoring 16 and 15 goals respectively, but the latter ended in relegation for Chemnitz.
In 1996, Gütschow returned to Dynamo Dresden, now in the third-tier Regionalliga Nordost
Regionalliga Nordost
The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga....
. He spent three years with the club as they tried unsuccessfully to get promoted to the second division, before retiring in 1999. In total, he had made 329 league appearances for Dynamo, scoring 149 goals, across two spells.
Statistics
| Club performance | League | CupIncludes FDGB Pokal FDGB Pokal The FDGB-Pokal was an elimination football tournament held annually in the former East Germany. It was the second most important national title in East German football after the DDR-Oberliga championship... , NOFV Pokal, DFB-Pokal DFB-Pokal The 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... , Turkish Cup and Sachsenpokal Sachsenpokal The Saxony Cup is a regional German football competition established in 1991 for clubs from Saxony who play in the 3. Liga, Regionalliga-Nord, the NOFV-Oberliga and the Landesliga Sachsen .... |
Continental UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... Includes European Cup UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... , UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1980–81 DDR-Oberliga 1980-81 -League standings:-References:... |
Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles... |
DDR-Oberliga DDR-Oberliga The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World... |
14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 1981–82 DDR-Oberliga 1981-82 -League standings:-References:... |
15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 1982–83 DDR-Oberliga 1982-83 -League standings:-References:... |
25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 | ||
| 1983–84 DDR-Oberliga 1983-84 -League standings:relegation playoff: 1.FC Union Berlin - BSG Chemie Leipzig 1 : 1 ; 1 : 2-References:... |
20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 23 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1984–85 DDR-Oberliga 1984-85 -League standings:-References:... |
26 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 21 | ||
| 1985–86 DDR-Oberliga 1985-86 -League standings:-References:... |
9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 DDR-Oberliga 1986-87 -League standings:-References:... |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 DDR-Oberliga 1987-88 -League standings:-References:... |
20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | ||
| 1988–89 DDR-Oberliga 1988-89 -League standings:-References:... |
26 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 26 | ||
| 1989–90 DDR-Oberliga 1989-90 Statistics of DDR-Oberliga in the 1989/1990 season.-Final table:- Key :- Results table :-Top goalscorers:-Championship-winning squad:-References:... |
25 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 29 | ||
| 1990–91 | NOFV-Oberliga | 26 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 26 | |
| 1991–92 | Bundesliga 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... |
31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 34 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Galatasaray Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,... |
Turkish Super League | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 19 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss... |
2. Bundesliga 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... |
9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Hannover 96 Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:... |
33 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 35 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer FC is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1933 in 1933 after the collapse of former Chemnitzer BC 1899.... |
34 | 15 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 36 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles... |
Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga.... |
30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 36 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1998–99 1998–99 Fußball-Regionalliga The Fußball-Regionalliga 1998–99 was the fifth season played in the Fußball-Regionalliga as the third tier of German football.As in the previous season, the competition was organized in four divisions: Nord, Nordost, West/Südwest and Süd... |
20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | 5 | |||||||||
| 190 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 514 | 236 | ||||
International career
Gütschow was called up to the East Germany national teamEast Germany national football team
The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
in February 1984, making his debut in a 3–1 away win against Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
. His second cap came later in the same year, also against Greece – this time he scored again in a 1–0 home win. His third and final cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
didn't come until 1989, in a 1–1 draw with Finland
Finland national football team
The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
at his home stadium in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
. He was also capped at under-21
East Germany national under-21 football team
The East Germany national football team was the national football team of the German Democratic Republic. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, East Germany's Under-21 team was formed. The team played until 1990, until East Germany ceased to be a separate country after...
level and made three appearances for the DDR Olympic team.
International goals
Scores and results table. East Germany's goal tally first:| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 February 1984 | Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Athens) The Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" , is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.-History:... , Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
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Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 2. | 12 September 1984 | Georgi-Dimitroff-Stadion Westsachsenstadion Westsachsenstadion is a multi-use stadium in Zwickau, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of FSV Zwickau. The stadium holds 5,000 people.-References:... , Zwickau Zwickau Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau... , East Germany |
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Friendly |
Honours
- FDGB PokalFDGB PokalThe FDGB-Pokal was an elimination football tournament held annually in the former East Germany. It was the second most important national title in East German football after the DDR-Oberliga championship...
: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990 - DDR-OberligaDDR-OberligaThe DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
: 1989, 1990 - Turkish Super League: 1993
- Turkish Cup: 1993
Coaching career
After ending his playing career, Gütschow took up coachCoach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
ing. He worked with VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
's reserve team
VfL Bochum II
VfL Bochum II is the second team of German football club VfL Bochum.-Overview:...
, and was manager of FC Oberneuland
FC Oberneuland
FC Oberneuland is a German association football club from Bremen, founded on 13 April 1948 in Zum Dorfkrug. In addition to football, the association has departments for basketball and gymnastics.-History:...
from 2003 to 2004. In 2006 he was appointed as manager of TuS 1906 Heeslingen, and won promotion to the Oberliga Nord
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 Niedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein...
in his first season. Gütschow is still in charge at the club, who are still in the Oberliga
Oberliga (football)
The Oberliga is currently the name of the fifth tier of the German football leagues. Before the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier...
, albeit now in the Oberliga Niedersachsen
Oberliga Niedersachsen
The Niedersachsenliga, sometimes referred to as Oberliga Niedersachsen, is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Lower Saxony . Since 1994, the league was split into a western and an eastern group. From 2010, it returned to a...
after the league was restructured in 2008.
Stasi
Gütschow worked as an Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter (paid informant) for the StasiStasi
The Ministry for State Security The Ministry for State Security The Ministry for State Security (German: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS), commonly known as the Stasi (abbreviation , literally State Security), was the official state security service of East Germany. The MfS was headquartered...
. This came about after he was arrested in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
for drink-driving; the East German authorities offered him a deal where he would be released on condition that he would provide the Stasi with information. However, he immediately confessed this involvement to his team-mates, and promised never to report anything negative about them.
External links
- Career stats at RSSSF
- Club profile