Horst Assmy

Horst Assmy
	Assmy in December 1956
Personal information
Full name	Horst Assmy
Date of birth	29 November 1933
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Date of death	14 January 1972 (aged 38)
Place of death	West Germany
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1952–1953	Einheit Pankow
1953–1954	Motor Oberschöneweide
1954–1959	Vorwärts Berlin
1960–1961	Tennis Borussia Berlin
1961–1962	Schalke 04
1962–1965	Hessen Kassel
International career
1954–1959	East Germany
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horst Assmy (29 November 1933 – 14 January 1972) was a German footballer who played as a forward. Assmy played in East Germany for Einheit Pankow, Motor Oberschöneweide and Vorwärts Berlin, and won 12 caps for the national team, scoring 4 goals.^[1] He defected as a republikflucht to West Germany in 1959,^[2] appearing for Tennis Borussia Berlin, Schalke 04 and Hessen Kassel.^[3]

References

^ Horst Assmy at National-Football-Teams.com
^ McDougall, Alan (2014). "Football and the Stasi". The People's Game: Football, State and Society in East Germany. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 123–146. ISBN 978-1-107-05203-1.
^ Horst Assmy at WorldFootball.net

External links

Horst Assmy at DFB (also available in German)
Horst Assmy at kicker (in German)
Horst Assmy at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Schalke 04 profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 July 2011)

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[1] Horst Assmy at National-Football-Teams.com

[2014_People's_Game-2] McDougall, Alan (2014). "Football and the Stasi". The People's Game: Football, State and Society in East Germany. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 123–146. ISBN 978-1-107-05203-1.

[3] Horst Assmy at WorldFootball.net

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