| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1950-06-13)13 June 1950 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Stennweiler,Saar Protectorate | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Stennweiler | |||
| Borussia Neunkirchen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1987 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 440 | (42) |
| 1987–1988 | Kickers Würzburg | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973 | West Germany U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| 1978 | West Germany B | 2 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | West Germany | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | ||
| 1998–2001 | 1. FC Union Solingen | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerd Zewe (born 13 June 1950) is a German formerfootball player and manager.
Zewe was a youngster for SV Stennweiler and an amateur forBorussia Neunkirchen. Starting his career with his sole professional club,Fortuna Düsseldorf, in midfield, he was later used assweeper and appeared in 440Bundesliga matches (42 goals),[1] which is still a Bundesliga record for the club.[2] Zewe was part of the Düsseldorf team that reached theDFB-Pokal final on three consecutive occasions from 1978 to 1980, carrying the trophy home in 1979 and 1980. In 1979, he further won aEuropean Cup Winners' Cup runner-up medal with Düsseldorf, getting beaten after extra-time byFC Barcelona atSt. Jakob Stadium,Basel. In 1987, he leftFortuna Düsseldorf after 15 years to team up withKickers Würzburg to see out his career on amateur level.
Zewe's career forWest Germany lasted for only four matches,[3] but earned him a role of an unused substitute at the1978 FIFA World Cup as one of two uncapped outfield players in the West German squad besides1. FC Köln'sHarald Konopka. Months after the tournament he gained his first cap, playing in the 4–3 win overCzechoslovakia on 11 October 1978. Four months later his career for West Germany came to a close with a starting role in the goalless1980 UEFA European Championship qualifier againstMalta inMalta.
As manager, Zewe coached the reserve-side ofBorussia Mönchengladbach for some time in the 1990s, as well as the first squads of lower level clubsUnion Solingen andTuS Grevenbroich.
Zewe is the father of two sons, Niki and Tommy.
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