Dieter Kurrat
German footballer and manager
About Dieter Kurrat
Lived 1942 – 2017 (aged 75). Dieter Kurrat was a German association football player and association football coach.
Dieter 'Hoppi' Kurrat (15 May 1942 – 27 October 2017) was a German football player and coach. His brother, Hans-Jürgen Kurrat, also played football professionally.
Career As a player, he spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga (a German professional association football league) with Borussia Dortmund. Nicknamed "Hoppy", he became a club legend, winning the German Championship, the DFB Cup, in 1965 and the European Cup Winner's Cup in 1966.
Death Kurrat died on 27 October 2017.
Honours UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1965–66 Bundesliga runner-up: 1965–66 DFB-Pokal winner: 1964–65; finalist 1962–63
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Who was Dieter Kurrat?
German footballer and manager (1942-2017)
When was Dieter Kurrat born?
Dieter Kurrat was born on 15 May 1942 in Dortmund.
When did Dieter Kurrat die?
Dieter Kurrat died on 27 October 2017 in Holzwickede.
What was Dieter Kurrat's occupation?
Dieter Kurrat was an association football player and association football coach.
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Dieter Kurrat was German.
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