BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-GERMAN " ERWIN KOSTEDDE " WAS THE FIRST BLACK PLATER TO PLAT FOR WEST GERMANY : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK HEROES "

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                   Erwin Kostedde

Erwin Kostedde

Personal information
Date of birth	21 May 1946 (age 69)
Place of birth	Münster, Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1965–1967	SC Preußen Münster	35	(18)
1967–1968	MSV Duisburg	19	(5)
1968–1971	R. Standard de Liège	52	(43)
1971–1975	Kickers Offenbach	129	(80)
1975–1976	Hertha BSC	26	(14)
1976–1978	Borussia Dortmund	48	(18)
1978	Union Solingen	2	(0)
1978–1979	R. Standard de Liège	15	(6)
1979–1980	Stade Lavallois	34	(21)
1980–1982	SV Werder Bremen	75	(38)
1982–1983	VfL Osnabrück	30	(12)
National team
1974–1975	West Germany[1]	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Erwin Kostedde (born 21 May 1946) is a German former footballer. The son of a German mother and an African-American father, Kostedde was the first black player to play for West Germany,^[2] and was the top scorer in the Belgian League in 1970–71 and in Ligue 1 in 1979–80.

He scored 98 goals in 218 Bundesliga matches.^[3]

In 1990, Kostedde was accused of robbing an amusement hall, and spent six months in prison before being acquitted and receiving DM 3,000 compensation.^[4][5][6]

In 1994, a fanzine at Kickers Offenbach was started and given the name 'Erwin' in Kostedde's honour. The fanzine lasted for 13 years and produced 65 editions.^[5]