Mourning for goalkeeping legend Dieter Burdenski (73). Werder Bremen’s record player died completely unexpectedly in a Bremen hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
After his career, the former national goalkeeper became a successful businessman and until recently worked as a columnist for BILD. On Saturday he was a guest at the Weserstadion as part of the 1999 DFB Cup winners. He stood between the Werder posts for 16 years from 1972 to 1988 and played 444 Bundesliga games. He was in the squad at the 1978 World Cup as well as the 1984 European Championship. In 1988 he celebrated the German championship with Werder – the greatest success of his career.
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Another serious loss for Werder after the long-time manager and chairman of the supervisory board Willi Lemke died on August 12th – also completely unexpectedly – at the age of 77.
Werder mourns the loss of legend Burdenski
Dr. Hubertus Hess-Grunewald, President and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SV Werder: “The news of his death shocks us and makes us deeply sad. ‘Budde’ shaped our team for two decades and is undoubtedly one of the greatest Werder players of all time. We all appreciated him very much for his reliability, his always positive attitude to life, his passion for Werder, but also his critical spirit. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.”
Klaus Filbry, CEO of SV Werder Bremen: “In the various functions he held at Werder over 50 years, Budde was an important pioneer of the success of our club. In recent years he has been responsible for Werder’s traditional team and, through his tireless efforts, has made them an important figurehead for our club. We are unspeakably sad because with Budde we are not only losing a great Werder player, but also a great person.”
