Frank Ordenewitz (born 25 March 1965) is a German former professional

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Ordenewitz scored 68 goals in 272

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matches. In a league match against 1. FC Köln on 7 May 1988, the

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player admitted to a

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in the penalty area to the referee. Köln went on to win the match 2–0. For his sportsmanship he won the

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that season. Three seasons later, now playing for 1. FC Köln, Ordenewitz received a yellow card against

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in the

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semi-final on 6 May 1991 (final score: 3–0 for Köln). That would have blocked him from playing in the final against his former club, Werder Bremen, and so his coach, Erich Rutemöller, advised him to get himself sent off, since this would allow him to instead serve his suspension in their next Bundesliga game. As asked, Ordenewitz intentionally knocked the ball away and was sent off.„Mach et, Otze!“
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, 2 March 2007 In an interview after the game, Rutemöller admitted the plan, saying: "Otze came to me, and I think you shouldn't take the chance away from him, and so I said: 'Do it!'". This request, in various modifications, later became the dictum “Mach et, Otze!”.Wie der Kultspruch „Mach et, Otze!“ entstand
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, 1st May 2021 In response, the DFB changed the rule and banned Ordenewitz from playing in the

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anyway, which FC Köln went on to lose on penalties.

International career

Ordenewitz was capped twice for the West Germany national team in 1987.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

Werder Bremen *

: 1987–88 *

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: 1988 Individual * J-League Top Scorer: 1994 (30 goals) * 1988

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ordenewitz, Frank 1965 births Living people People from Heidekreis Footballers from Lower Saxony Men's association football forwards German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players J1 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players 1. FC Köln players JEF United Chiba players Hamburger SV players Vegalta Sendai players VfB Oldenburg players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Japan West German men's footballers