Career
In 1961 he was part of the Hamburg side reaching the semi-final of the European Cup against Barcelona and part of the 1963 German Cup winning side of the club He retired, because of injury, after ten goals in 242 Bundesliga matches in 1972, mostly as a left back. His West Germany career lasted five matches, between April 1962 and May 1966.
He was unused by Sepp Herberger at the 1962 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup.
He played his last international on 4 May 1966, when the West Germans beat Ireland 4–0 in a friendly. He was not selected for Helmut Schön"s squad for the 1966 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup.
From 1988 he owned an insurance company in Buxtehude.