Former Bundesliga manager Willi Lemke has died. According to his family, the SPD politician and sports official died of a brain hemorrhage.
Willi Lemke is dead. The long-time football manager of SV Werder, former Senator for Education of Bremen and special advisor to the UN Secretary General died on Monday at the age of 77 from the effects of a brain hemorrhage, according to his family.
Lemke was one of Bremen’s best-known personalities. The SPD politician became Werder manager in 1981 and, together with coach Otto Rehhagel, shaped the most successful period in the Bundesliga club’s history. In 1988, Bremen became German champions and in 1992 they won the European Cup Winners’ Cup. The DFB Cup victories in 1991 and 1994 also came during this era.
“Willi Lemke has left his mark at Werder forever”
“His unexpected and far too early death has brought SV Werder to a standstill for a while,” said Werder’s managing director Klaus Filbry on Tuesday, commenting on the sad news. “Willi Lemke is undoubtedly one of the greatest personalities in the history of German football. He did pioneering work in many areas at SV Werder and left his mark forever. Without his many years of work, the club would not be what it is today.”
In 1999, Lemke returned to politics. Until 2007, he was Senator for Education and Science in Bremen, and from 2007 to 2008, Senator for the Interior and Sport.
In 2008, the then UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon appointed him Special Advisor on Sport for Peace and Development, a position Lemke held until 2016. At the same time, he was also a member of Werder Bremen’s supervisory board for a total of 17 years. From 2005 to 2014, he headed the board as chairman.
Source: Stern
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