Reinhard Libuda

Reinhard "Stan" Libuda (10 October 1943 in Wendlinghausen near Lemgo – 25 August 1996 in Gelsenkirchen) was a German footballer[1] playing on the right wing.

Reinhard Libuda
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-10-10)10 October 1943
Place of birth Wendlinghausen, Germany
Date of death 25 August 1996(1996-08-25) (aged 52)
Place of death Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1954 Rot-Weiß Bismarck
1954–1961 FC Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1965 FC Schalke 04 76 (15)
1965–1968 Borussia Dortmund 74 (8)
1968–1972 FC Schalke 04 124 (13)
1972–1973 RC Strasbourg 15 (3)
1973–1976 FC Schalke 04 15 (0)
Total 304 (39)
National team
1964–1966 West Germany U-23 2 (0)
1963–1971 West Germany 26 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His tremendous skill as a dribbler was a major factor in Borussia Dortmund's 1966 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup championship[2] and West Germany’s hard-won qualification and its third-place finish in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1966 he scored the final goal against Liverpool F.C. to earn a 2–1 extra time victory for Dortmund.[3]

Libuda played for FC Schalke 04 from 1961 until 1976 with two interruptions: from 1965 until 1968 he played for Borussia Dortmund, and 1972–73 for RC Strasbourg.

Between 1963 and 1971, Libuda gained 26 caps for the West German national team and scored three goals.[4] In the German Bundesliga he played 264 games and scored 28 goals for FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund.[5]

Later he was involved in the Bundesligaskandal of 1971. The shy Libuda later suffered from cancer, and died from the complications of a stroke.

Libuda gained his nickname "Stan" after the English player Stanley Matthews who played in the same position and who was widely praised for his dribbling skills.[6] Fans of Schalke used a 1960s slogan of a German Evangelical Church Assembly Nobody is able to evade Jesus to expand it with – except Stan Libuda. The slogan is part of a musical made about Schalke.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Ref.[8]

ClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalWest G. CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 041961–62Oberliga West0030——30
1962–63Oberliga West2581142—3011
1963–64Bundesliga27420——294
1964–65Bundesliga24330——273
Total76159142—8918
Borussia Dortmund1965–66Bundesliga30300—91394
1966–67Bundesliga22200—10232
1967–68Bundesliga22311——234
Total74811—1018510
Schalke 041968–69Bundesliga32550——375
1969–70Bundesliga31032—73415
1970–71Bundesliga31551——366
1971–72Bundesliga30390——393
Total12413223—7315319
RC Strasbourg1972–73Ligue 115300——153
Schalke 041973–74Bundesliga10000——100
1974–75Bundesliga5010——60
Total15010——160
Schalke 04 total21528324427325837
Career total304393354217435850

International

Ref.[4]

Germany
YearAppsGoals
196330
196430
196510
196600
196721
196800
196941
1970111
197120
Total263

Honours

Club
Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04

International
West Germany

References
  1. "Libuda, Reinhard" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. Kaluza, Martin (2 November 2011). "Der 10000-Mark-Treffer" (in German). 11freunde. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. "1965/66: Stan the man for Dortmund". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  4. Arnhold, Matthias (8 June 2017). "Reinhard 'Stan' Libuda - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. Arnhold, Matthias (8 June 2017). "Reinhard 'Stan' Libuda - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  6. Fox, Norman (27 August 1996). "Obituary: Reinhard Libuda" (in German). The independent. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  7. Seils, Christoph (6 April 2007). "Ist Gott ein Fußball-Fan?" [Is God a Football Supporter?] (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  8. "Stan Libuda » Club matches". Worldfootball.


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