Dirk Lellek
German footballer (1964–2016)
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Key Takeaways
- Dirk Lellek (3 January 1964 – 21 April 2016) was a German professional footballer who played as a defender.
- With them he became German amateur champion in the 1984–85 season.
- For the 1985–86 season, Lellek was loaned out to Hertha BSC in the then still divided Berlin.
- Lellek had 25 league appearances, scoring four goals in his loan season.
- In the New Year he was called back into the Werder first team, but he did not receive any playing time.
Dirk Lellek (3 January 1964 – 21 April 2016) was a German professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Lellek started his children's football with Werder Bremen and stayed with their youth department until he advanced up to their amateur team. With them he became German amateur champion in the 1984–85 season. In the same year, the professionals, for whom he had appeared six times, finished second in the Bundesliga.
For the 1985–86 season, Lellek was loaned out to Hertha BSC in the then still divided Berlin. Hertas first team coach at that time was Uwe Kliemann and they played in the 2. Bundesliga. Lellek had 25 league appearances, scoring four goals in his loan season. In the following season he was loaned six months to Viktoria Aschaffenburg and with them he made nine league appearances scoring one goal. In the New Year he was called back into the Werder first team, but he did not receive any playing time.
In the summer of 1987 Lellek signed a one-year contract with VfB Oldenburg, who at that time played in the Oberliga Nord the third tier of German football. Lellek then moved to Eintracht Braunschweig, who at that time played in the 2. Bundesliga, where he played for two seasons and afterwards two seasons for VfL Osnabrück.
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