Günter Kutowski

Günter Kutowski

Kutowski in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-08-02)2 August 1965
Place of birth	Paderborn,West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	SV Sande
	FC Paderborn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1996	Borussia Dortmund	288	(3)
1996	TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus
1996–1997	Rot-Weiss Essen	7	(0)
1997–2001	Paderborn 07	82	(3)
Total		377	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Günter Kutowski(born 2 August 1965) is a German retired professionalfootballerwho played as adefender.

Career

Born inPaderborn,Kutowski joinedBorussia Dortmundin 1984 at the age of 19, arriving from local amateurs 1. FC Paderborn. He made hisBundesligadebut on 2 March 1985 in a 1–1 home draw againstBayern Munich,and finishedhis first seasonwith 16 complete matches as the club ranked in 14th position and avoided relegation by just one point.

In eight of the following 11 years, Kutowski was an automatic first-choice for theBlack and Yellow,scoring his first goal in the top division on 10 August 1985 in a 1–1 draw at1. FC Saarbrucken.In the1992–93 campaignhe appeared in 40 official games, including eight in the team'srunner-up runin theUEFA Cup.

Kutowski left Borussia in 1996, joining lower league sideTuS Paderborn-Neuhaus.His last stop as a professional came in1996–97,as he played a few matches withRot-Weiss Essenwho ultimately suffered relegation from the2. Bundesliga;he retired altogether at 36, and subsequently became aplayer's agent.

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

• Bundesliga:1994–95,1995–96
• DFL-Supercup:1989,1996
• DFB-Pokal:1988–89
• UEFA Cup:runner-up1992–93

External links

• Günter Kutowskiatfussballdaten.de(in German)