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Reinhard Libuda
	Libuda in 1971
Personal information
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
0000–1954	Rot-Weiß Bismarck
1954–1961	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team
1961–1965	Schalke 04
1965–1968	Borussia Dortmund
1968–1972	Schalke 04
1972–1973	Strasbourg
1973–1976	Schalke 04
Total
International career
1964–1966	West Germany U-23
1963–1971	West Germany
Medal record
Men's football
Representing West Germany
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reinhard "Stan" Libuda (10 October 1943 – 25 August 1996) was a German footballer^[1] playing on the right wing.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[8]
Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		West G. Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	1963	3	0
	1964	3	0
	1965	1	0
	1966	0	0
	1967	2	1
	1968	0	0
	1969	4	1
	1970	11	1
	1971	2	0
Total		26	3

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1965–66

Schalke 04

DFB-Pokal: 1971–72

West Germany

FIFA World Cup third place: 1970

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.
^ ^a ^b 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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