Alwin Riemke (2 February 1910 – November 1991) was a German

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who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played as

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. He was also trainer and manager in Switzerland and Germany in the late 1930s and 1940s.

Playing career

Riemke grew up in

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and played two seasons for both local clubs Fortuna Leipzig and VfB Leipzig (1893). He moved on to play two seasons for

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and then returned to VfB Leipzig (1893) for another two sessions. Reimke moved to Switzerland and was employed as professional trainer by

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. During the

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season he led the team to win the championship. He acted as player-manager and played in the Lausanne goal on four occasions. Lausanne-Sport also won the

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final against

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10–0 and therefore they completed the national double.

Managerial career

Reimke joined Basel's first team as player-manager for their 1935–36 season. He played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the

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on 24 November 1935 against

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. Surprisingly enough he played as forward in that game and substituted himself out at half time. In that season Riemke played in four games for Basel all in the Nationalliga. The other three games he played as goalkeeper. Basel finished the season in 10th position in the league. After his time in Switzerland he returned to Germany and was trainer for SpVgg Fürth, 1. FC Nürnberg and

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References

Sources

* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. * Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel.
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