Lothar Ulsaß (9 September 1940 – 18 June 1999) was a German professional

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who played as a

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or striker.

Club career

Early in his career Ulsaß was a prolific goalscorer at

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in the second tier

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and later the first tier

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. Eventually

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side

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took note of Ulsaß, who had already represented the West Germany under-23 and

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national teams and was considered a major talent by the German press. He was signed by Braunschweig in 1964 and went on to spend nine seasons in the Bundesliga with the club. Serving as Eintracht's playmaker, Ulsaß was one of the key players in the team's 1966–67 championship-winning season. Ulsaß was among the players involved in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal. A number of Eintracht Braunschweig players had accepted bonus payments from a third party for a win in their league game against

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, which was illegal (the game eventually ended 1–1). Ulsaß received a two-year ban and a fine, but was later allowed to transfer out of Germany. He joined

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in Austria, where he played for four more years until he retired in 1976.

International career

Ulsaß represented the Germany national team ten times, including a

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qualifier against

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qualifier against

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qualifier against

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and seven friendlies (he scored a hat-trick in 1965 against Austria).

Personal life

Ulsaß died on 18 June 1999 in

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from a

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at the age of 58.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ulsaß goal. Germany's goal tally first:''

Honours

: 1967

References

External links

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