GermanyCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Günter Theodor Netzer is a German former professional football player, executive and pundit. He achieved great success in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the early 1970s and, after moving to Spain in 1973, with Real Madrid. A technically gifted playmaker, Netzer played as an attacking midfielder or as a deep-lying playmaker and is considered one of the greatest midfielders and passers in the game's history. He was voted German Footballer of the Year twice, in 1972 and 1973. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
2 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1972The archive holds 2 team sheets naming Günter Netzer in Germany's starting line-up, from 1972-06-14 to 1972-06-18.
2 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
2 goals across 2 scoring matches · 1 tournament · 1971–1972
England
AlbaniaHonours
13 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours13 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1974 | West Germany | |
| European Cup | ×1 | 1982–83 | Hamburger SV | |
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 1972 | West Germany | |
| Bundesliga | ×5 | 1969–70, 1970–71, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83 | Borussia Mönchengladbach ·2, Hamburger SV ·3 | |
| La Liga | ×2 | 1974–75, 1975–76 | Real Madrid | |
| Copa del Rey | ×2 | 1973–74, 1974–75 | Real Madrid | |
| DFB-Pokal | ×1 | 1972–73 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| Individual honours25 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| UEFA European Championship top assist provider | 1972 | |||
| Player of the year · 2 | ||||
| Footballer of the Year (Germany) | ×2 | 1972, 1973 | ||
| Teams of the season · 12 | ||||
| kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season | ×7 | 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72 | ||
| World XI | ×3 | 1972, 1973, 1975 | ||
| FUWO European Team of the Season | 1972 | |||
| UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament | 1972 | |||
| More honours · 10 | ||||
| Goal of the Year (Germany) | ×2 | 1971, 1972 | ||
| Sport Ideal European XI | ×2 | 1972, 1973 | ||
| German Football Hall of Fame | 2018 | |||
| Germany's Sports Hall of Fame | ||||
| Golden Feather | 2006 | |||
| Media Award for Linguistic Standards | 2008 | |||
| Member of Germany's Sports Hall of Fame | ||||
| World Soccer | ||||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia | 2008 | |||