Wolfram Wuttke

Mustache (serving suggestion)

Honour to whom honour is due: We unanimously elected Wolfram Wuttke (yeah, even ze Germans zink this name's funny) for being the subject of the first blogpost. Allthough now known as the guy who could have easily earned 50 caps or more, Wuttke was a footballing force of nature in his prime. On and off the pitch.

With dribbling skills matched only by his facial hair, Wuttke was one of Bundesliga's leading attacking midfielders during the 80s. But we all know that there's no "mustache" in team and so his ego and a constant lack of diplomatic abilities inhibited a much greater career. Whilst playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach, his teammates promised and finally bought him a (fake) Rolex just for leaving the club.

Hmm... maybe someone should tell Carlos Tevez?

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A video showing him scoring a penalty at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul:



Senior career stats:
1979–1981 Schalke 04 32 (3)
1981–1983 Borussia Mönchengladbach 58 (9)
1983 Schalke 04 16 (7)
1983–1985 Hamburger SV 58 (15)
1985–1990 1. FC Kaiserslautern 112 (23)
1990–1992 RCD Espanyol 37 (12)
1992–1993 1. FC Saarbrücken 23 (0)

Honours:
UEFA Under-21 Championship: 1982
DFB-Pokal: 1990
Olympics: Bronze Medal 1988

4 full international caps for West Germany

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