Career
Mewes began to play football at age 7 when he joined BSG Rotation Magdeburg. In 1961 he moved to BSG Aufbau Elbe and in 1965 he was delegated to Deutsche Demokratische Republik-Oberliga club South Carolina Aufbau Magdeburg. From 1971 onwards, Mewes was part of the Oberliga squad and quickly established himself as a regular, playing 21 of the 22 matches.
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When Mewes ended his career in 1985, he had played in 296 Oberliga matches for his team, scoring 56 goals, and had also appeared in 40 European cup matches, scoring another 6 goals. Mewes appeared in 5 matches for the East German youth team as well.
Foreign two short periods Mewes worked in a coaching position at his old club – in the 1985-1986 he was assistant manager of the reserve team that played in the third tier, and in the 1990-1991 season he was manager of the first team, replacing Joachim Streich. Mewes could not prevent 1.
Football Club Magdeburg from dropping to third-tier NOFV-Oberliga and was fired before the season had ended.