Name: Dieter Zembski
Nickname: "Zemmi"



Country: Germany
Clubs: Eintracht Braunschweig
Numbers: 6 | 4 | 2
Position: ★DMF, SB, CB
Side: RF/BS
Age: 30-32 years (06/11/1946)

Height: 174 cm
Weight: 73 kg

Attack: 63
Defence: 76
Balance: 79
Stamina: 84
Top Speed: 83
Acceleration: 82
Response: 83
Agility: 76
Dribble Accuracy: 74
Dribble Speed: 78
Short Pass Accuracy: 75
Short Pass Speed: 75
Long Pass Accuracy: 72
Long Pass Speed: 74
Shot Accuracy: 61
Shot Power: 78
Shot Technique: 62
Free Kick Accuracy: 62
Curling: 65
Header: 74
Jump: 80
Technique: 78
Aggression: 68
Mentality: 82
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 74

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 6
Growth Type: Standard/Lasting

CARDS:
P04 - Anchor Man
P14 - Enforcer
S08 - Slide Tackle

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Sliding

Attack/Defence Awareness: Balanced

INFO:
Fast, hard and two-footed player. Thanks to his relentless tackling qualities, he was a guarantor for Werder's and Braunschweig's reliable defence. His style of play would hardly pass for modern these days, but a guy like him is essential for any team. Sometimes you just have to thresh the ball away. Started as a right-back, but also played as a stopper and defensive midfielder. "I did it with speed and technique." Only twelve yellow cards in twelve professional years prove it. Branko Zebec was the first coach to play with space marking – for that he needed a seasoned professional who doesn't play for the gallery, but for the team. Zembski was the first six, so to speak, but he wasn't allowed to cross the halfway line. He intercepted everything that came on offensively.

Zembski received his first professional contract with Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for the 1968–69 season. He made his debut on June 1969 against Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the 1969–70 season, he played 19 games. In the following season, he finally earned a regular place and, together with his experienced teammate in defence, Horst-Dieter Höttges, played in all 34 games; he scored two goals in the process. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on October 1970 in a 1-1 draw at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach with the opening goal in the 10th minute. He also made 27 appearances in the DFB Cup, scoring three goals. For seven years, until 1975, he played for Werder, with a regular place as a right-back, totaling 179 appearances and scoring 4 goals.

For the 1975–76 season, he moved to league rivals Eintracht Braunschweig, where he fought his way into a regular place in the defence after initial difficulties. He played for Braunschweig 122 times, twelve times in the DFB Cup and nine times in the UEFA Cup. His team qualified for the championship due to their good performance in their debut season as fifth place in the championship. He played his first of three matches on 15 September 1976 in the first leg of the first round in a 7–0 win against Danish side Holbæk B&I. In 1976–77 he finished third with Eintracht Braunschweig and returned to the UEFA Cup. He played six games before being eliminated from the competition in the 3rd round with a 1-4 aggregate defeat to PSV Eindhoven. With the relegation of Braunschweig at the end of the 1979/80 season, he ended his active football career after a total of 301 first division games, in which he scored four goals.

At the beginning of the 1971/72 season, national coach Helmut Schön called him up to the senior national team squad. He played his first international match against the Mexican national team in Hanover on 8 September 1971. In the 5-0 win, he was substituted for Berti Vogts after the half-time break; however, it remained his only appearance in the DFB jersey, as the young Paul Breitner replaced him.