Hertha BSC
1977-1979
COACH:
Kuno Klötzer
GOALKEEPERS:
Norbert NIGBURDEFENDERS:
Uwe KLIEMANN (c) Hans WEINER Holger BRÜCK Jürgen DIEFENBACH Michael SZIEDAT
Ole RASMUSSENMIDFIELDERS:
Wolfgang SIDKA Gerhard GRAU Erich BEER Dieter NÜSSINGFORWARDS:
Jürgen MILEWSKI Bernd GERSDORFF Henrik AGERBECK Karl-Heinz GRANITZA Dietmar KRÄMER Lorenz HORR Jørgen KRISTENSEN5-2-3 FORMATIONS:
Hertha Vs Red Star Belgrade 2:1 - UEFA Cup semi-final (2nd leg - 4/24/1979)
GK NIGBUR
SWP BRUCK
CB KLIEMANN ©
CB WEINER
RB SZIEDAT
LB DIEFENBACH
CMF SIDKA
AMF BEER
RWF AGERBECK
SS/LWF NUSSING
CF KRAMER
HONOURS:
Bundesliga: 3rd place (1978)
DFB Pokal: 2x runner up (1977,1979)
UEFA Cup: Semi-finalist (1979)
INFO:
At the end of the 1970s, Hertha drew attention to itself in national and international cup competitions. The repeat final in the DFB Cup 1976/77 against 1. FC Köln was lost 0-1, after no winner could be determined two days earlier at 1-1. Two years later, they lost 1-0 in the 1979 cup final against Fortuna Düsseldorf after extra time. In the 1979 UEFA Cup , Hertha BSC only lost out in the semi-finals against Red Star Belgrade with 0-1 and 2-1 due to the away goals rule, eliminating on their way Botev Plovdiv, Dinamo Tbilisi, Esbjerg & Dukla Prague. It was the last international appearance of the Berliners for 20 years.
In 1978/79 they slipped into mediocrity in the Bundesliga and even found themselves in 14th place in the table at the end of the season. The following season saw the fortunes of the team take a turn for the worse as it was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, where it would spend 13 of the next 17 seasons.