Dieter Versen

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Dieter Versen (22 June 1945 – 8 April 2025) was a German professional footballer who played as a left-back.^[2][3] Versen died on 8 April 2025, at the age of 79.^[4]

Dieter Versen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1945-06-22)22 June 1945
Place of birth	Bochum,[1] Allied-occupied Germany
Date of death	8 April 2025(2025-04-08) (aged 79)
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1959–1963	VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1979	VfL Bochum	317	(18)
1979	San Jose Earthquakes	29	(1)
Total		346	(19)
Medal record VfL Bochum Winner Verbandsliga Westfalen 1964–65 Runner-up DFB-Pokal 1967–68 Runner-up Regionalliga West 1968–69 Winner Regionalliga West 1969–70 Winner Regionalliga West 1970–71
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfL Bochum	1963–64	Verbandsliga Westfalen	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	1964–65		15	1	—		—		[a]
	1965–66	Regionalliga West	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	1966–67		12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	1967–68		29	3	5	0	—		—		34	3
	1968–69		34	5	—		—		—		34	5
	1969–70		31	2	—		—		8[b]	1	39	3
	1970–71		16	1	—		—		8[b]	1	24	2
	1971–72	Bundesliga	23	0	4	0	—		—		27	0
	1972–73		34	0	1	0	1	0	—		36	0
	1973–74		34	2	2	1	—		—		36	3
	1974–75		28	1	5	0	—		—		33	1
	1975–76		13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
	1976–77		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	1977–78		15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
	1978–79		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		317	18	20	1	1	0
San Jose Earthquakes	1979	NASL	29	1	—		—		—		29	1
Career total			346	19	20	1	1	0

Notes

1. Appearances in Verbandsliga Westfalen promotion playoffs
2. Appearances in Regionalliga promotion playoffs