Lothar Ulsaß

Lothar Ulsaß
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-09-09)9 September 1940
Place of birth Hanover, Germany
Date of death 18 June 1999(1999-06-18) (aged 58)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, striker
Youth career
1950–1958 Sportfreunde Ricklingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1960 Sportfreunde Ricklingen
1960–1964 Arminia Hannover 116 (105)
1964–1972 Eintracht Braunschweig 201 (84)
1972–1976 Wiener Sport-Club 38 (17)
International career
1961 West Germany U-23 1 (0)
1962 West Germany Amateur 1 (?)
1965 West Germany B 1 (0)
1965–1969 West Germany 10 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lothar Ulsaß (9 September 1940 – 18 June 1999) was a German professional footballer who played as a midfielder or striker.[1]

Club career

Early in his career Ulsaß was a prolific goalscorer at Arminia Hannover in the second tier Amateuroberliga Niedersachsen and later the first tier Oberliga Nord. Eventually Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig took note of Ulsaß, who had already represented the West Germany under-23 and amateur national teams and was considered a major talent by the German press.[2] He was signed by Braunschweig in 1964 and went on to spend nine seasons in the Bundesliga with the club. Serving as Eintracht's playmaker, Ulsaß was one of the key players in the team's 1966–67 championship-winning season.[3]

Ulsaß was among the players involved in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal. A number of Eintracht Braunschweig players had accepted bonus payments from a third party for a win in their league game against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, which was illegal (the game eventually ended 1–1). Ulsaß received a two-year ban and a fine, but was later allowed to transfer out of Germany.[4] He joined Wiener Sport-Club in Austria, where he played for four more years until he retired in 1976.[5]

International career

Ulsaß represented the Germany national team ten times, including a 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cyprus, UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier against Albania, 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Austria and seven friendlies (he scored a hat-trick in 1965 against Austria).[6]

Personal life

Ulsaß died on 18 June 1999 in Vienna from a stroke at the age of 58.[7]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ulsaß goal.[8] Germany's goal tally first:
List of international goals scored by Lothar Ulsaß
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 October 1965 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany  Austria 2–1 4–1 Friendly
2 3–1
3 4–1
4 19 November 1966 Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, West Germany  Norway 2–0 3–0 Friendly
5 3–0
6 22 February 1967 Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, West Germany  Morocco 1–0 5–1 Friendly
7 2–0
8 18 December 1968 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Chile 1–0 1–2 Friendly

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Lothar Ulsaß" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ^ Bittner, Jürgen (1997). Deutschlands Fußball-Nationalspieler. Das Lexikon (in German). Sportverlag. p. 506. ISBN 3-328-00749-0.
  3. ^ "Brunswick - remember the name". espnfc.com. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  4. ^ "11 Spiele manipuliert, 52 Profis bestraft" (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (28 June 2017). "Lothar Ulsaß - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (28 June 2017). "Lothar Ulsaß - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. ^ "50 Jahre, 50 Gesichter: Ulsaß führt Braunschweiger zum Titel" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Lothar Ulsaß" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 May 2012.