Bayern Munich v Norwich City
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Bayern Munich vs Norwich City was a first leg match in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup second round, played on 20 October 1993. The match was won by Norwich City
, who beat Bayern Munich
2–1.
The match, "an apparent mismatch", was a huge upset in European football
; it has been described as "the pinnacle of Norwich City's history" and it was the only defeat ever inflicted by a British club on Bayern Munich in their Olympic stadium
. That it was Norwich that inflicted the defeat was startling: Norwich were "mere babes at this level", and, according to Norwich player Jeremy Goss
, "There's no doubt Bayern assumed it would be easy".
The second leg was played on 3 November 1993 and was drawn 1–1, meaning that Norwich won the tie 3–2 on aggregate. They went on to be defeated by eventual champions Internazionale
in the third round.
By contrast, Bayern were regular competitors in European competitions. The club had, at the time of the tie, won four European trophies, as well as 12 German titles, and a host of domestic cups. Moreover, Munich were to go on to win the Bundesliga
once again that season. Norwich's victory was, by the time that Bayern Munich moved to a new stadium, the only win at the Olympic Stadium
by any visiting team in UEFA club football.
Norwich striker Chris Sutton
's father, Mike, recalls that pundits had predicted an overwhelming win for Bayern Munich: "I remember Alan McInally
predicting that Bayern were going to win by about ten." The apparent mismatch between the sides led to an expectation of an overwhelming Munich victory. In The Times
, columnist Martin Samuel
summarised the situation: "The Germans had never lost at home to an English side and Norwich's expedition was regarded as little more than an exotic day out with a football match attached". This perception couldn't help but reach the players, which was to be significant. According to Norwich player, Jeremy Goss, before the match, "everyone around us was saying we would do well to keep it down to three or four nil". Both camps were to respond to this feeling, in a manner that has subsequently been viewed as contributory to the eventual result.
In the days leading up to the match, Norwich manager, Mike Walker, remained resolutely optimistic
: "Clearly nobody had alerted Walker to the doomed nature of his mission ... the day before the game he was telling anybody who would listen that he fancied it". Walker had focused his attention on an unlikely weak link in Munich's team: Lothar Matthäus
was the captain of Germany
, a player with a distinguished pedigree in European football. He had won most of the major honours available to him, including the most recent World Cup
, the Ballon d'Or, and the FIFA World Player of the Year
. Yet by now Matthäus was 32 years old, perhaps past his best. He was no longer playing in the position of midfield
in which he had enjoyed so much success for club and country, he was operating for Munich as a sweeper. "With the bravado of a European novice it was Walker's opinion that ... [Matthäus] wasn't good enough. Delightfully, he was right".
The Independent
assessed Norwich's tactics as follows: "Walker has introduced a sweeper system and given it a positive face. Three defenders patrol the spaces in front of Ian Culverhouse
while Mark Bowen advances to add his control and passing ability to the forward momentum".
A feeling that the German side was arrogantly expecting victory was picked up on and utilised by the Norwich team. Bryan Gunn
recalls:
Some 12 minutes into the match Rob Newman
's floated cross was headed away weakly by a back-pedalling Matthaus, towards the edge of the Bayern Munich penalty area. It fell straight into the path of Jeremy Goss
. "I didn't have to adjust my stride, I just hit it on the volley with my right foot. It was as sweet as anything", said Goss. The result was "a screaming 20-yard volley" into the top left hand corner of the net.
After 26 minutes, a serious injury forced striker Mark Robins
off. He was replaced by Daryl Sutch
, but just three minutes later, Ian Crook
knocked a free kick from the half way line towards the back post. Chris Sutton
and Oliver Kreuzer
jumped for the ball, which floated over their heads. Stealing in behind both of them, Mark Bowen met the ball with a stooping header, which flew past a stranded Raimond Aumann
, giving Norwich a two goal lead. A shocked John Motson
commented, "And Norwich are two up. This is almost fantasy football!".
In the 40th minute, Munich pressure told when a cross from Jorginho
was converted by Christian Nerlinger
. Nerlinger beat Spencer Prior
to the ball and successfully steered his header inside Bryan Gunn
's left hand post.
After the interval, most of the game was contested in the Norwich half, with Matthaus in particular proving to be instrumental in orchestrating many of the Bayern Munich attacks. After 70 minutes, Matthaus forced Gunn to save, low to his right with an effort that took a deflection. The subsequent corner ended with Jorginho curling a low cross into a crowded penalty area, where Adolfo Valencia
's header from just six yards out was saved by Gunn. The resulting rebound from Kreuzer came to nothing as he fired over the crossbar.
At the final whistle, Norwich were confirmed as the first club to defeat Munich in the Munich Olympic Stadium in European competition. In 2006, Bayern moved to the Allianz Arena
, thus sealing this record.
Bayern Munich's defeat by Norwich was a shock result. Reflecting on the improbability of such a result, FourFourTwo
wrote, "The news that Norwich had gone 2–0 up in the Olympic Stadium seemed frankly surreal".
The match has thus achieved considerable notability in the history of Norwich City, described as "arguably their finest hour" by the BBC
. The Daily Telegraph
called it "their finest performance", while The Independent described it as "the pinnacle of Norwich City's history". John Motson
commented that the match marked "the rise of Norwich City from provincial respectability to European admiration. It was the refreshing impact of loyal, unsung players... that made City's continental capers so appealing".
When analysing the reasons for the result, The Independent laid the blame for the Germans' defeat on their attitude — which was blatant:
The return leg was played on the 3 November 1993. Ade Akinbiyi
made his début in this game, in front of a crowd of 28,829. Following an early goal by Adolfo Valencia
that brought the aggregate score to 2–2, Goss's second goal of the tie meant a 1–1 draw. Norwich thus won the tie 3–2 on aggregate and qualified to face Internazionale
in the third round. Inter beat Norwich 2–0 on aggregate and went on to win
the tournament. Norwich went on to be relegated from the Premier League the following season, and, to-date, Norwich have not qualified to play in European competition again. In contrast, Munich won the German championship again that season, and have subsequently won two UEFA competitions, including the Champions League in 2001.
In 2008, a poll, conducted by Norwich City recognised Goss's first leg goal as the greatest Norwich goal of all time, "a goal that is remembered up and down the country by football fans". More than 3,000 fans voted in "Norwich City FC's Greatest Ever".
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GK
1
Bryan Gunn
SW
2
Ian Culverhouse
LM
3
Mark Bowen
CB
4
Ian Butterworth
CB
5
Spencer Prior
CB
6
Rob Newman
CF
7
Mark Robins
CM
8
Ian Crook
CF
9
Chris Sutton
RM
10
Ruel Fox
CM
11
Jeremy Goss
Substitutes:
MF
14
Daryl Sutch
Manager:
Mike Walker
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
, who beat Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
2–1.
The match, "an apparent mismatch", was a huge upset in European football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
; it has been described as "the pinnacle of Norwich City's history" and it was the only defeat ever inflicted by a British club on Bayern Munich in their Olympic stadium
Olympic Stadium (Munich)
Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics....
. That it was Norwich that inflicted the defeat was startling: Norwich were "mere babes at this level", and, according to Norwich player Jeremy Goss
Jeremy Goss
Jeremy "Jerry" Goss is a former Welsh international footballer. He is most noted for playing for Norwich City from 1984 to 1996. He came to prominence during their successful period in the mid-1990s...
, "There's no doubt Bayern assumed it would be easy".
The second leg was played on 3 November 1993 and was drawn 1–1, meaning that Norwich won the tie 3–2 on aggregate. They went on to be defeated by eventual champions Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
in the third round.
Background
This was Norwich City's only European campaign, achieved by virtue of finishing in third place in the inaugural Premier League season, their highest-ever league placing. The European campaign capped Norwich City's "great success in the early Nineties".By contrast, Bayern were regular competitors in European competitions. The club had, at the time of the tie, won four European trophies, as well as 12 German titles, and a host of domestic cups. Moreover, Munich were to go on to win 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...
once again that season. Norwich's victory was, by the time that Bayern Munich moved to a new stadium, the only win at the Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Munich)
Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics....
by any visiting team in UEFA club football.
Norwich striker Chris Sutton
Chris Sutton
Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English...
's father, Mike, recalls that pundits had predicted an overwhelming win for Bayern Munich: "I remember Alan McInally
Alan McInally
Alan Bruce McInally is a former professional footballer in Scotland, England and Germany. Since retiring from football, he is best known for his work at Sky Sports as a football analyst.-Early life:...
predicting that Bayern were going to win by about ten." The apparent mismatch between the sides led to an expectation of an overwhelming Munich victory. In The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, columnist Martin Samuel
Martin Samuel
Martin Samuel is a sports columnist for the Daily Mail newspaper and columnist for the Jewish Chronicle. He had been a sports writer and columnist for The Times and the News of the World since 2002 and was named Sports Writer of the Year for 2005 and 2006 at the What The Papers Say awards and in...
summarised the situation: "The Germans had never lost at home to an English side and Norwich's expedition was regarded as little more than an exotic day out with a football match attached". This perception couldn't help but reach the players, which was to be significant. According to Norwich player, Jeremy Goss, before the match, "everyone around us was saying we would do well to keep it down to three or four nil". Both camps were to respond to this feeling, in a manner that has subsequently been viewed as contributory to the eventual result.
In the days leading up to the match, Norwich manager, Mike Walker, remained resolutely optimistic
Optimism
The Oxford English Dictionary defines optimism as having "hopefulness and confidence about the future or successful outcome of something; a tendency to take a favourable or hopeful view." The word is originally derived from the Latin optimum, meaning "best." Being optimistic, in the typical sense...
: "Clearly nobody had alerted Walker to the doomed nature of his mission ... the day before the game he was telling anybody who would listen that he fancied it". Walker had focused his attention on an unlikely weak link in Munich's team: Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup...
was the captain of Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
, a player with a distinguished pedigree in European football. He had won most of the major honours available to him, including the most recent World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
, the Ballon d'Or, and the FIFA World Player of the Year
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award given annually to the male and female player who were thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams...
. Yet by now Matthäus was 32 years old, perhaps past his best. He was no longer playing in the position of midfield
Midfield
Midfield is the part of a sports pitch that lies approximately in the center. It is a term most commonly associated with football to refer to the area in and around the center circle, as well as the players who occupy that region, but it can be used in field hockey to describe the same area, or in...
in which he had enjoyed so much success for club and country, he was operating for Munich as a sweeper. "With the bravado of a European novice it was Walker's opinion that ... [Matthäus] wasn't good enough. Delightfully, he was right".
The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
assessed Norwich's tactics as follows: "Walker has introduced a sweeper system and given it a positive face. Three defenders patrol the spaces in front of Ian Culverhouse
Ian Culverhouse
Ian Brett Culverhouse , is an English former professional footballer. He was a defender who played in the position of right-back. He is presently Assistant Manager of Norwich City.-Early career:...
while Mark Bowen advances to add his control and passing ability to the forward momentum".
Match summary
Bryan Gunn
Bryan James Gunn is a Scottish former professional goalkeeper and football manager. After learning his trade with Aberdeen in the early 1980s, he spent most of his playing career at Norwich City, the club with which he came to be most closely associated...
recalls:
Some 12 minutes into the match Rob Newman
Rob Newman (footballer)
Robert "Rob" Newman is an English football coach and former player.-Career:Newman signed for Bristol City as an apprentice in October 1981 and played 483 games for the club, serving as club captain before being sold to Norwich City for £600,000 in 1991...
's floated cross was headed away weakly by a back-pedalling Matthaus, towards the edge of the Bayern Munich penalty area. It fell straight into the path of Jeremy Goss
Jeremy Goss
Jeremy "Jerry" Goss is a former Welsh international footballer. He is most noted for playing for Norwich City from 1984 to 1996. He came to prominence during their successful period in the mid-1990s...
. "I didn't have to adjust my stride, I just hit it on the volley with my right foot. It was as sweet as anything", said Goss. The result was "a screaming 20-yard volley" into the top left hand corner of the net.
After 26 minutes, a serious injury forced striker Mark Robins
Mark Robins
Mark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City...
off. He was replaced by Daryl Sutch
Daryl Sutch
Daryl Sutch is a former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career with Norwich City.He came through the youth system at Norwich and made his first team debut in October 1990 at Carrow Road in a League Cup match against Watford...
, but just three minutes later, Ian Crook
Ian Crook
Ian Stuart Crook, is a former professional footballer who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before making 418 appearances for Norwich City. He was an England B international.-Club career:...
knocked a free kick from the half way line towards the back post. Chris Sutton
Chris Sutton
Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English...
and Oliver Kreuzer
Oliver Kreuzer
Oliver Kreuzer is a German former footballer who played as a defender for Karlsruher SC, FC Bayern Munich and FC Basel.-Football career:...
jumped for the ball, which floated over their heads. Stealing in behind both of them, Mark Bowen met the ball with a stooping header, which flew past a stranded Raimond Aumann
Raimond Aumann
Raimond Aumann was a German footballer. His nickname is Balu ....
, giving Norwich a two goal lead. A shocked John Motson
John Motson
John Walker Motson OBE ,AKA Motty, is an English football commentator on both television and radio as well a well known moter. He made his name as 'Moty' after he moted out the entire Huddersfield huddersfield cheerleaders team. writer.-Biography:The son of a Methodist minister, Motson was educated...
commented, "And Norwich are two up. This is almost fantasy football!".
In the 40th minute, Munich pressure told when a cross from Jorginho
Jorginho
Jorge de Amorim Campos , aka Jorginho, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played mainly as a right defender, and the current coach of Figueirense Futebol Clube....
was converted by Christian Nerlinger
Christian Nerlinger
Christian Nerlinger is a retired German footballer who played as a central midfielder.His professional career was mainly associated with Bayern Munich – who he later represented in directorial capacities – and Borussia Dortmund.-Club career:Nerlinger signed for FC Bayern Munich at the age of 13,...
. Nerlinger beat Spencer Prior
Spencer Prior
Spencer Justin Prior is an English former footballer. He was a central defender who retired at the end of the 2006-07 season, finishing his career with hometown club Southend United, where he began his career...
to the ball and successfully steered his header inside Bryan Gunn
Bryan Gunn
Bryan James Gunn is a Scottish former professional goalkeeper and football manager. After learning his trade with Aberdeen in the early 1980s, he spent most of his playing career at Norwich City, the club with which he came to be most closely associated...
's left hand post.
After the interval, most of the game was contested in the Norwich half, with Matthaus in particular proving to be instrumental in orchestrating many of the Bayern Munich attacks. After 70 minutes, Matthaus forced Gunn to save, low to his right with an effort that took a deflection. The subsequent corner ended with Jorginho curling a low cross into a crowded penalty area, where Adolfo Valencia
Adolfo Valencia
Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a striker....
's header from just six yards out was saved by Gunn. The resulting rebound from Kreuzer came to nothing as he fired over the crossbar.
At the final whistle, Norwich were confirmed as the first club to defeat Munich in the Munich Olympic Stadium in European competition. In 2006, Bayern moved to the Allianz Arena
Allianz Arena
The Allianz Arena is a football stadium in the north of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The two professional Munich football clubs FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 München have played their home games at Allianz Arena since the start of the 2005–06 season...
, thus sealing this record.
Reaction and aftermath
When the final whistle blew, Walker gave his team hugs on the pitch, but warned them that they had "a tough game still to come at Carrow Road". The British media were less guarded: "'Jerry sinks the Gerrys' was the inevitable headlined salute to Jerry Goss, Norwich's longest servant"Bayern Munich's defeat by Norwich was a shock result. Reflecting on the improbability of such a result, FourFourTwo
FourFourTwo
FourFourTwo is a football magazine published by Haymarket. Published monthly, costing £4.50, and at about 164 pages long, it published its 200th edition in February 2011...
wrote, "The news that Norwich had gone 2–0 up in the Olympic Stadium seemed frankly surreal".
The match has thus achieved considerable notability in the history of Norwich City, described as "arguably their finest hour" by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
called it "their finest performance", while The Independent described it as "the pinnacle of Norwich City's history". John Motson
John Motson
John Walker Motson OBE ,AKA Motty, is an English football commentator on both television and radio as well a well known moter. He made his name as 'Moty' after he moted out the entire Huddersfield huddersfield cheerleaders team. writer.-Biography:The son of a Methodist minister, Motson was educated...
commented that the match marked "the rise of Norwich City from provincial respectability to European admiration. It was the refreshing impact of loyal, unsung players... that made City's continental capers so appealing".
When analysing the reasons for the result, The Independent laid the blame for the Germans' defeat on their attitude — which was blatant:
The return leg was played on the 3 November 1993. Ade Akinbiyi
Ade Akinbiyi
Adeola Peter Oluwatoyin "Ade" Akinbiyi is a professional footballer.Akinbiyi has had a much-travelled career with many different clubs with transfer fees totalling more than £11.5 million during his career, including being Leicester City's record signing .Born in England, Akinbiyi qualifies to...
made his début in this game, in front of a crowd of 28,829. Following an early goal by Adolfo Valencia
Adolfo Valencia
Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a striker....
that brought the aggregate score to 2–2, Goss's second goal of the tie meant a 1–1 draw. Norwich thus won the tie 3–2 on aggregate and qualified to face Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
in the third round. Inter beat Norwich 2–0 on aggregate and went on to win
1994 UEFA Cup Final
The 1994 UEFA Cup Final was played on April 26, 1994 and May 11, 1994 between Internazionale of Italy and SV Casino Salzburg of Austria. Inter won both games 1–0 to record a 2–0 aggregate victory.-First leg:-Second leg:-References:*...
the tournament. Norwich went on to be relegated from the Premier League the following season, and, to-date, Norwich have not qualified to play in European competition again. In contrast, Munich won the German championship again that season, and have subsequently won two UEFA competitions, including the Champions League in 2001.
In 2008, a poll, conducted by Norwich City recognised Goss's first leg goal as the greatest Norwich goal of all time, "a goal that is remembered up and down the country by football fans". More than 3,000 fans voted in "Norwich City FC's Greatest Ever".
Match facts
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| GK | 1 |  Raimond AumannRaimond Aumann Raimond Aumann was a German footballer. His nickname is Balu .... |
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| RWB | 2 |  JorginhoJorginho Jorge de Amorim Campos , aka Jorginho, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played mainly as a right defender, and the current coach of Figueirense Futebol Clube.... |
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| LWB | 3 | Christian Ziege Christian Ziege Christian Ziege is a former German football defender and midfielder. With the German national team, Ziege won Euro 96. An attacking left wingback, Ziege was considered a dead-ball specialist.-Club career:... |
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| CB | 4 | Oliver Kreuzer Oliver Kreuzer Oliver Kreuzer is a German former footballer who played as a defender for Karlsruher SC, FC Bayern Munich and FC Basel.-Football career:... |
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| CB | 5 | Thomas Helmer Thomas Helmer Thomas Helmer is a former German footballer.His preferred playing position was sweeper, but he was primarily deployed as a central defender.... |
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| CM | 6 | Christian Nerlinger Christian Nerlinger Christian Nerlinger is a retired German footballer who played as a central midfielder.His professional career was mainly associated with Bayern Munich – who he later represented in directorial capacities – and Borussia Dortmund.-Club career:Nerlinger signed for FC Bayern Munich at the age of 13,... |
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| CM | 7 |  Jan Wouters |
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| CF | 8 | Marcel Witeczek |
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| CF | 9 |  Adolfo ValenciaAdolfo Valencia Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a striker.... |
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| SW | 10 | Lothar Matthäus Lothar Matthäus Lothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup... (c) |
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| AM | 11 | Mehmet Scholl Mehmet Scholl Mehmet Scholl is a former German football player with Turkish-German ancestry. He played most of his career as an attacking midfielder for Bayern Munich... |
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| MF | 12 | Michael Sternkopf Michael Sternkopf Michael Sternkopf is a retired German football player who played for Karlsruher SC, Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, SC Freiburg, Arminia Bielefeld and Kickers Offenbach, as well as for the German under-21 side.... |
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| FW | 14 | Bruno Labbadia Bruno Labbadia Bruno Labbadia is a former German footballer of Italian heritage who is now head coach of German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.- Club career :... |
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| Erich Ribbeck |
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Bryan GunnBryan Gunn
Bryan James Gunn is a Scottish former professional goalkeeper and football manager. After learning his trade with Aberdeen in the early 1980s, he spent most of his playing career at Norwich City, the club with which he came to be most closely associated...
Ian CulverhouseIan Culverhouse
Ian Brett Culverhouse , is an English former professional footballer. He was a defender who played in the position of right-back. He is presently Assistant Manager of Norwich City.-Early career:...
Mark Bowen Ian ButterworthIan Butterworth
Ian Stuart Butterworth is a former professional footballer, formerly assistant and caretaker manager at Norwich City....
Spencer PriorSpencer Prior
Spencer Justin Prior is an English former footballer. He was a central defender who retired at the end of the 2006-07 season, finishing his career with hometown club Southend United, where he began his career...
Rob NewmanRob Newman (footballer)
Robert "Rob" Newman is an English football coach and former player.-Career:Newman signed for Bristol City as an apprentice in October 1981 and played 483 games for the club, serving as club captain before being sold to Norwich City for £600,000 in 1991...
Mark RobinsMark Robins
Mark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City...
Ian CrookIan Crook
Ian Stuart Crook, is a former professional footballer who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before making 418 appearances for Norwich City. He was an England B international.-Club career:...
Chris SuttonChris Sutton
Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English...
Ruel FoxRuel Fox
Ruel Adrian Fox is an English former professional football player of Montserratian and Antiguan descent who played for Norwich City, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Bromwich Albion from 1986 to 2002...
Jeremy GossJeremy Goss
Jeremy "Jerry" Goss is a former Welsh international footballer. He is most noted for playing for Norwich City from 1984 to 1996. He came to prominence during their successful period in the mid-1990s...
Daryl SutchDaryl Sutch
Daryl Sutch is a former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career with Norwich City.He came through the youth system at Norwich and made his first team debut in October 1990 at Carrow Road in a League Cup match against Watford...
Mike Walker