Marco Köller
German footballer
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Marco Köller (born 25 June 1969) is a German former footballer.[2]
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Marco Köller (left) is challenged by Hans-Jörg Leitzke of Lokomotive Leipzig in 1987 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1977 | BSG Akademie der Wissenschaften | ||
| 1977–1979 | BSG Turbine Treptow | ||
| 1979–1981 | 1. FC Union Berlin | ||
| 1981–1986 | BFC Dynamo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | BFC Dynamo | 67 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | Suspended | ||
| 1990–1991 | MSV Duisburg | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 74 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| East Germany Olympic | 8 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Köller joned the youth academy of football club BFC Dynamo in 1981.
Köller won the 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship with East Germany after defeating Italy 3-1 in the final on 15 October 1986.[3] 17-year-old Köller then made his first appearance with the first team of BFC Dynamo as substitute for Frank Pastor in the match against FC Carl Zeiss Jena at the Dynamo-Stadion im Sportforum in the eighth matchday of the 1986–87 DDR-Oberliga on 18 October 1986.[4][3]
Köller was a regular player of BFC Dynamo in the 1987–88 and 1988–89 season.[5] He played for BFC Dynamo against Girondins Bordeaux and SV Werder Bremen in the 1987–88 and 1988–89 European Cup.[5]
Köller played in the first matches for BFC Dynamo in the 1989–90 DDR-Oberliga. He also played in the first leg against AS Monaco away in the Second round of the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup. However, Köller then suffered a metatarsal injury. The match against FC Hansa Rostock in the eighth matchday of the 1989–90 DDR-Oberliga on 21 October 1989 became his last appearance for BFC Dynamo. Köller then decided to defect to West Germany with his girlfriend. When the Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989, he was already on a train towards Trier.[6]
