Reinhard Libuda
Reinhard "Stan" Libuda (10 October 1943 – 25 August 1996) was a German footballer[1] playing on the right wing.
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| Date of birth | 10 October 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wendlinghausen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 August 1996 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1954 | Rot-Weiß Bismarck | ||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1961 | Schalke 04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1965 | Schalke 04 | 76 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 1965–1968 | Borussia Dortmund | 74 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1972 | Schalke 04 | 124 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Strasbourg | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Schalke 04 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 304 | (39) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | West Germany U-23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1971 | West Germany | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Libuda was born in Wendlinghausen near Lemgo. His tremendous skill as a dribbler was a major factor in Borussia Dortmund's 1966 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup championship[2] and the West Germany national team's hard-won qualification and its third-place finish in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1966 he scored the final goal against Liverpool F.C. to earn a 2–1 extra time victory for Dortmund.[3]
Libuda played for FC Schalke 04 from 1961 until 1976 with two interruptions: from 1965 until 1968 he played for Borussia Dortmund, and 1972–73 for RC Strasbourg.
Between 1963 and 1971, Libuda gained 26 caps for the West Germany national team and scored three goals.[4] In the German Bundesliga he played 264 games and scored 28 goals for FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund.[5]
Later he was involved in the Bundesligaskandal of 1971. The shy Libuda later suffered from cancer, and died from the complications of a stroke in Gelsenkirchen.
Libuda gained his nickname "Stan" after the English player Stanley Matthews who played in the same position and who was widely praised for his dribbling skills.[6] Fans of Schalke used a 1960s slogan of a German Evangelical Church Assembly Nobody can get past God to expand it with – except Stan Libuda. The slogan is part of a musical made about Schalke.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | West G. Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 | 1961–62 | Oberliga West | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | Oberliga West | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 30 | 11 | ||
| 1963–64 | Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 1964–65 | Bundesliga | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| Total | 76 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 89 | 18 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 1965–66 | Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 39 | 4 | |
| 1966–67 | Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | Bundesliga | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| Total | 74 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 85 | 10 | |||
| Schalke 04 | 1968–69 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 1969–70 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 41 | 5 | ||
| 1970–71 | Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| 1971–72 | Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| Total | 124 | 13 | 22 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 153 | 19 | |||
| Strasbourg | 1972–73 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 1973–74 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1975–76 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Schalke 04 total | 215 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 258 | 37 | ||
| Career total | 304 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 358 | 50 | ||
References
- "Libuda, Reinhard" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- Kaluza, Martin (2 November 2011). "Der 10000-Mark-Treffer" (in German). 11freunde. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- "1965/66: Stan the man for Dortmund". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- Arnhold, Matthias (8 June 2017). "Reinhard 'Stan' Libuda - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- Arnhold, Matthias (8 June 2017). "Reinhard 'Stan' Libuda - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- Fox, Norman (27 August 1996). "Obituary: Reinhard Libuda". The independent (in German). Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- Seils, Christoph (6 April 2007). "Ist Gott ein Fußball-Fan?" [Is God a Football Supporter?] (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- "Stan Libuda » Club matches". Worldfootball.
External links
- Reinhard Libuda at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Reinhard Libuda at National-Football-Teams.com
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