Klaus Fichtel

Klaus Fichtel

Fichtel in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Klaus Fichtel
Date of birth	(1944-11-19) 19 November 1944
Place of birth	Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
Height	1.76
Position(s)	Defender, sweeper
Youth career
0000–1965	Arminia Ickern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1980	Schalke 04	437	(14)
1980–1984	Werder Bremen	117	(0)
1984–1988	Schalke 04	40	(0)
Total		594	(14)
International career
1967–1971	West Germany	23	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing West Germany FIFA World Cup 1970 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Klaus Fichtel (born 19 November 1944 in Castrop-Rauxel, Province of Westphalia) is a German former international footballer who played as a defender.

He began his career with FC Schalke 04 and after four years with SV Werder Bremen he returned to Schalke. In total he played 552 games (14 goals) in the Bundesliga. In addition, he played 42 times in the 2. Bundesliga in one of his four years with SV Werder Bremen.

Fichtel won 23 caps in four years with West Germany in between 1967 and 1971, scoring one goal against Scotland in 1969. He was part of the West German squad at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, playing in five matches during the tournament.

Career statistics

Ref.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		League Cup		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04	1965–66	Bundesliga	34	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
	1966–67		34	0	3	0	—		—		37	0
	1967–68		34	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
	1968–69		29	0	5	0	—		—		34	0
	1969–70		32	1	3	0	8	1	—		43	2
	1970–71		29	1	5	0	—		—		34	1
	1971–72		33	3	7	0	—		—		40	3
	1972–73		18	1	3	0	6	0	7	0	34	1
	1973–74		14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
	1974–75		29	1	2	0	—		—		31	1
	1975–76		32	4	3	0	—		—		35	4
	1976–77		34	0	5	1	6	1	—		45	2
	1977–78		22	0	4	0	0	0	—		26	0
	1978–79		34	2	3	0	—		—		37	2
	1979–80		29	0	5	0	—		—		34	0
	Total		437	14	52	1	20	2	7	0	516	17
Werder Bremen	1980–81	2. Bundesliga	42	0	5	1	—		—		47	1
	1981–82	Bundesliga	34	0	5	0	—		—		39	0
	1982–83		33	0	2	0	6	0	—		41	0
	1983–84		8	0	2	0	0	0	—		10	0
	Total		117	0	14	1	6	0	—		137	1
Schalke 04	1984–85	Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	1985–86		13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	1986–87		3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	1987–88		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		40	0	0	0	—		—		40	0
Career total			594	14	66	2	26	2	7	0	693	18

External links

• Klaus Fichtel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Klaus Fichtel at WorldFootball.net
• Klaus Fichtel at National-Football-Teams.com