Klaus Fichtel
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| Klaus Fichtel | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Klaus Fichtel | |
| Date of birth | November 19, 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany | |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | defender, sweeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Arminia Ickern | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1965-1980 1980-1984 1984-1988 |
FC Schalke 04 SV Werder Bremen FC Schalke 04 |
437 (14) 117 (0) 40 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1967-1971 | West Germany | 23 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Klaus Fichtel (born November 19, 1944 in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany) is a former German football player.
Defender Fichtel is, to date, the oldest player ever played in a Bundesliga game at the age of 43 years and 183 days on May 21, 1988 (Schalke 04 - Werder Bremen 1-4). He retired in consequence of Schalke 04's relegation from the best German division with this appearance, in total he played 552 games (14 goals) in the Bundesliga. In addition, he further played 42 times in the 2nd Bundesliga in one of his four years with SV Werder Bremen.
A trained mineworker, 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. His involvement in the match fixing Bundesligaskandal in 1970-1971 abruptly ended his international career.
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