Michael Zorc

Michael Zorc

Personal information
Date of birth	August 25, 1962 (1962-08-25) (age 49)
Place of birth	Dortmund, West Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1969–1978	TuS Eving-Lindenhorst
1978–1981	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1981–1998	Borussia Dortmund	463	(131)
National team
1982–1983	West Germany U-21	2	(0)
1986	West Germany B	1	(0)
1987–1988	West Germany Olympic	5	(0)
1992–1993	Germany	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Michael Zorc (born 25 August 1962 in Dortmund) is a retired German footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Nicknamed "Susi" in his early days because of his long hair, he spent his entire career with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in nearly 600 official games in 17 seasons. Subsequently, he went on to serve as the team's general manager.

Football career

Zorc played 463 Bundesliga games for Borussia Dortmund (a club record) between 1981 and 1998, also being for many years the team's captain, and was hugely popular with the supporters. He also ranked, at one time, the club's second all-time top goalscorer, thanks in part to his excellent penalty-taking ability. He made his professional debut on 24 October 1981, in a 0–2 loss at SV Werder Bremen, becoming an automatic first-choice from his second season onwards.

The tail-end of Zorc's career saw also his greatest successes, as Dortmund were twice crowned national champions, as well as winning the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup. He scored in double digits in seven seasons, including 15 apiece from 1994–96.

Zorc played seven times for the German national team, but never made the squad for any international tournament. His debut came on 16 December 1992, at already 30, during a 1–3 friendly loss in Brazil.

Upon retiring at nearly 36, Zorc became general manager of Borussia Dortmund,^[1][2] still being in charge as the team won the national championship in 2011, the first in nine years.

Honours

Club

• UEFA Champions League: 1996–97
• Intercontinental Cup: 1997
• German League: 1994–95, 1995–96
• German Cup: 1988–89
• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1992–93
• UEFA Super Cup: Runner-up 1997

Country

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1981
• UEFA Under-19 Championship: 1981

Personal

Zorc's father, Dieter, played in the first division for VfL Bochum (1971–73), and was an amateur international for Germany. He died in late 2007, one day shy of his 68th birthday.

See also

• List of one-club men

References

1. ^ César Peixoto sidelined for Porto; UEFA.com, 9 January 2006
2. ^ Dortmund take on Brazilian talent

External links

• Career stats at Fussballdaten (German)
• Michael Zorc at National-Football-Teams.com
• Michael Zorc – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Zorc, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	German footballer
Date of birth	1962-08-25
Place of birth	Dortmund, West Germany
Date of death
Place of death