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Gerhard Zebrowski (born 25 April 1940 – 30 April 2020[1]) was a German footballer who played as a winger. He spent six seasons in the Bundesliga with SV Werder Bremen winning the league in the 1964–65 season and the DFB-Pokal in 1961.

Gerhard Zebrowski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-04-25)25 April 1940
Place of birth	Bremen, Germany
Date of death	30 April 2020(2020-04-30) (aged 80)
Place of death	Bremen, Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger[1]
Youth career
	TuS Walle
	Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1969	Werder Bremen	200	(63)
1969–1972	TuS Bremerhaven 93	91	(29)
1972–1973	SV Hemelingen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Werder Bremen

Born in Bremen, Zebrowski grew up in the urban district of Walle[1] where he played youth football with local team TuS Walle.[2] He joined SV Werder Bremen at the age of 13[1] and made his debut in the Oberliga Nord, the German top tier at the time.[2] Werder Bremen finished runners-up multiple times in the Oberliga[2] with Zebrowski contributing 27 goals in 71 Oberliga matches.[1]

He won the 1961 DFB-Pokal with Werder Bremen.[1]

Two years after the Bundesliga was founded Zebrowski helped Werder Bremen win it,[2] finishing the 1964–65 season as the club's second top scorer with 11 goals.[1]

He played a total of 145 Bundesliga matches scoring 40 goals for Werder Bremen.[1][2]

Later years with Bremerhaven 93 and SV Hemelingen

In 1969,[1] Zebrowski moved to TuS Bremerhaven 93, a smaller club in the state of Bremen playing in the Regionalliga Nord, which was the German second tier at the time.[2] He ended his career with Bremen-based amateur side SV Hemelingen.[2][1]

Post-playing career

Following his retirement he published the "Werder-Echo", Werder Bremen's matchday programme, together with Klaus Matischak, also a former player of the club.[1] An honorary member of the club, Zebrowski regularly visited matches at the Weserstadion until his death.[1]

Death

He died on 30 April 2020, days after his 80th birthday.

Style of play

Zebrowski played as a winger[1] and was known for his pace and dribbling.[2][1]

Honours

Werder Bremen

• Bundesliga: 1964–65;[2][1] runners-up 1968
• DFB-Pokal: 1961[1]

References

External links

• Gerhard Zebrowski at WorldFootball.net
• Gerhard Zebrowski at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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