In total he earned four caps for West Germany. During his club career he played for Football Club Anker Wismar, Hamburger SV and Werder Bremen. His standard position being that of a right full back, Laband was a thorough-going and powerful player with good long range passing ability.
Foreign the semi final and the final, coach Sepp Herberger however decided to move his Hamburg club teammate Josef Posipal to the right back position.
He was part of the West German team that won the 1954 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup. With his international debut coming less than two months before the 1954 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup, he managed to play in three of Germany"s six games at that tournament.
