1. Helmut Benthaus was born on 5 June 1935 and is a German former football player and coach.
16 Facts About Helmut Benthaus
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Helmut Benthaus spent his best playing days at Westfalia Herne and his best coaching days at FC Basel.
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Helmut Benthaus won the Oberliga West again in 1963 with Koln, then the German Bundesliga in 1964 and was Bundesliga runner-up in 1965.
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Helmut Benthaus played for the West Germany national team on eight occasions between 1958 and 1960.
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Helmut Benthaus replaced Jiri Sobotka as team manager, who went on to manage the Switzerland national team.
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That season Helmut Benthaus played in 26 league matches and scored three goals.
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Helmut Benthaus played in 18 league matches and scored three goals.
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Helmut Benthaus played in 23 league matches and scored three goals.
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Helmut Benthaus played in 11 league matches and scored five league goals.
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Towards the end of his playing career Helmut Benthaus stood on the side line as team manager and he only substituted himself into the game if it was not running as he wanted it.
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Helmut Benthaus played only as a substitute in the match against Bellinzona.
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Helmut Benthaus played a total of 190 games for the club scoring a total of 34 goals.
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Helmut Benthaus coached FC Basel for 17 years between 1965 and 1982.
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Helmut Benthaus won the Swiss Championship seven times, the Swiss Cup twice and the first edition of the Swiss League Cup that was held in 1972.
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Helmut Benthaus coached Basel's legendary team of the late 1960s and the 70s that won the Championship title six times as well as the Cup in 1967 and 1975.
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Helmut Benthaus left Stuttgart in the summer of 1985 and rejoined Basel.