Herbert Zimmermann is a former German football player. A successful striker, Zimmermann was signed by FC Bayern Munich and also appeared as central defender for 1. FC K�ln, the club he joined after he did not get enough games at Bayern. Injury worries of his new club made him appear as defender and doing well on that adopted position prevented him from giving up his new role. After being just part of the squad of FC Bayern Munich that won the Bundesliga in 1973 and 1974, and the European Cup in 1974, Zimmermann was a vital figure for K�ln in K�ln's DFB-Pokal wins in 1977 and 1983. In 1978 he and his club even won the DFB-Pokal and the Bundesliga title, his greatest achievement as a regular on club level. Hampered by injuries in his final years in the game, Zimmermann played in 204 Bundesliga matches. As defender he debuted for West Germany in a friendly at Wales in October 1976. His career for his country was in best prime in 1978 and 1979, years where he won the vast majority of his altogether 14 caps. In 1979 he even found the net, scoring vital goals in 1980 UEFA European Championship qualifiers against Wales and Turkey. 

July 1st, 1954 in Engers (Age 70)