Herbert Burdenski

Schalke's first post-war hero

* 19 May 1922 - † 15 September 2001

Ten years in the royal blue jersey

In 1935, 17-year-old Herbert Burdenski joined FC Schalke 04. In 1943, he left the club for the time being. In 1947, Burdenski returned to the miners for two years. He then moved to Werder Bremen, where he ended his career in 1954 at the age of 32 after five years in the green jersey.

Source: Institut für Stadtgeschichte Gelsenkirchen

Herbert Burdenski schießt einen Ball bei einer Trainingseinheit.

Umtriebiger Trainer

After his career as a player, Herbert Burdenski started out as a coach at the Gelsenkirchen club STV Horst-Emscher. This was followed by spells at Rot-Weiß Essen, Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen, among others.

Source: Institut für Stadtgeschichte Gelsenkirchen

The final resting place

Herbert Burdenski died in 2001. He was buried here at the main cemetery in Gelsenkirchen-Buer.

Source: Olivier Kruschinski

Ernst Kuzorra discovered Herber Burdenski in the youth ranks of Erle 08. In 1935, he smuggled Burdenski over to the squires. Legend has it that Kuzorra sent an errand boy to the Burdenskis with ten marks. He was supposed to ask if Herbert would like to train with the Schalke team. Burdenski made his debut as a 17-year-old in 1940. He became German champion for the first time at the age of 18. He was also part of the champion team in 1942.

After the Second World War, Herbert Burdenski scored his first international goal for Germany. On 22 September 1950, he scored from a penalty kick to make it 1-0 against Switzerland in Stuttgart. A year earlier, he had already moved from FC Schalke 04 to SV Werder Bremen. He played there until 1954.

After his career, he was active as a coach at Rot-Weiss Essen and Borussia Dortmund, among others.

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