Burkhardt Öller

German footballer

Burkhardt Öller
Personal information
Date of birth	(1942-11-09)9 November 1942
Place of birth	Germany
Date of death	16 July 2014(2014-07-16) (aged 71)
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	TSV Dungelbeck
	VfB Peine
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1966	VfB Peine
1966–1967	Eintracht Braunschweig Amateure
1967–1971	Eintracht Braunschweig	22	(0)
1971–1972	Hannover 96	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Burkhardt Öller (9 November 1942 – 16 July 2014^[1]) was a German football goalkeeper.^[2]

Career

In 1966, Öller was discovered by Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig while playing for VfB Peine in the third tier Amateurliga Niedersachsen. He subsequently joined the club's reserve side, and in 1967 was promoted to Eintracht's first team.^[3] In Braunschweig Öller was the back-up keeper to West German international Horst Wolter. He left the club in 1971, joining league rivals Hannover 96, before retiring from professional football after one season in Hannover. In total Öller played 30 games during his five seasons in the Bundesliga. He died in July 2014.^[4]

References

^ "Öller, Burkhardt Öller - Footballer".
^ "Öller, Burkhardt" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ "Interview with Burkhardt Öller" (in German). Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ "Eintracht Braunschweig trauert um Burkhardt Öller" (in German). eintracht.com. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2014.