Personal information | |||
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Full name | Horst Assmy | ||
Date of birth | 29 November 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Date of death | 14 January 1972 | (aged 38)||
Place of death | West Germany | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1953 | Einheit Pankow | ||
1953–1954 | Motor Oberschöneweide | ||
1954–1959 | Vorwärts Berlin | 102 | (27) |
1960–1961 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | ||
1961–1962 | Schalke 04 | 20 | (9) |
1962–1965 | Hessen Kassel | 51 | (10) |
International career | |||
1954–1959 | East Germany | 12 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Horst Assmy (29 November 1933 – 14 January 1972) was a German footballer who played as a forward. Assmy played in East Germany for Einheit Pankow, Motor Oberschöneweide and Vorwärts Berlin, and won 12 caps for the national team, scoring 4 goals.[1] He defected as a republikflucht to West Germany in 1959,[2] appearing for Tennis Borussia Berlin, Schalke 04 and Hessen Kassel.[3]