Günter Pröpper
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Günter Pröpper (born 8 December 1941) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Dorsten, Pröpper started his career in amateur football before joining VfL Osnabrück in 1964. He spent three seasons with the club, moving on to Rot-Weiss Essen in 1967. Two years later he joined Wuppertaler SV, where he played for the remainder of his career.
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Date of birth | (1941-12-08) 8 December 1941 (age 82) | ||
Place of birth | Dorsten, Germany | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
BVH Dorsten | |||
1964–1967 | VfL Osnabrück | 71 | (40) |
1967–1969 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
1969–1979 | Wuppertaler SV[lower-alpha 1] | 194 | (74) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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A prolific goalscorer, Pröpper set the German record for most goals in a season in 1971–72, scoring 52 goals in 34 league games.[2][3] By the end of his career, he had scored 258 goals, the joint-eighth highest total in German football history.