- Günter Sawitzki
Football player infobox
playername = Günter Sawitzki
fullname = Günter Sawitzki
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1932|11|22
cityofbirth = ????
countryofbirth =Germany
height = height|m=1.82
currentclub = retired
position =goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Rasensport 1927 Holthausen
years = 1952-1956
1956-1963
1963-1971
clubs = SV Sodingen(OL West)VfB Stuttgart (OL Süd)VfB Stuttgart (BL)
caps(goals) =
146 (0)
nationalyears = 1956 - 1963
nationalteam = West Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 10 (0)
pcupdate = June 30, 1973
ntupdate = June 30, 1973Günter Sawitzki (born
November 22 ,1932 ) is a former German football player.Sawitzki's performances for underdog side "SV Sodingen" in the then best German division caught the attention of West German coach
Sepp Herberger and made Sawitzki a proposed rival toHeinz Kwiatkowski andFritz Herkenrath for the role asToni Turek 's successor in the West German goal. Before Sawitzki left tiny Sodingen, who had finished third in Germany in1955 , to joinVfB Stuttgart in1956 , he had already played in two games for West Germany.Sticking with (later) Bundesliga included
VfB Stuttgart for the rest of his career, thegoalkeeper was in the squads of West Germany at the1958 FIFA World Cup and1962 FIFA World Cup , although he remained reserve on both occasions.
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