Norbert Trieloff

Norbert Trieloff (born 24 August 1957 in Rostock) is a German former football player.

Norbert Trieloff

Norbert Trieloff (sixth from left) with the East German Olympic team at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in 1980.
Personal information
Full name	Norbert Trieloff
Date of birth	(1957-08-24) 24 August 1957
Place of birth	Rostock, East Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1967-1972	SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte (de)
1972-1974	BFC Dynamo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974-1987	BFC Dynamo	246	(13)
1987–1989	1. FC Union Berlin	35	(1)
National team
1974–1976	East Germany U18	24	(0)
1976–1980	East Germany U21	23	(1)
1976-1976	East Germany B	1	(0)
1980–1984	East Germany Olympic	16	(0)
1980–1984	East Germany	18	(0)
Honours Men's Football Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Trieloff began playing for the youth teams of SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte in 1967. He first played as a goalkeeper, before he switchted to defence.[1] Trieloff proved to be a talented player. He was transferred to the youth academy of BFC Dynamo at the age of 14 and enrolled in the elite Children and Youth Sports School (KJS) "Werner Seelenbinder" in Alt-Hohenschönhausen.[2]

Trieloff made his debut for the first team of BFC Dynamo in the DDR-Obrliga against BSG Wismut Aue in the 11 mathday of the 1974-75 DDR-Oberliga on 29 November 1974. He was a regular player for BFC Dynamo from the 1977-78 season. Trieloff played for BFC Dynamo and 1. FC Union Berlin in the East German top level football league.[3] He became East Geman football champion nine times in a row with BFC Dynamo under coach Jürgen Bogs. Trieloff scored the decisive goal for BFC Dynamo in the penalty shootout between BFC Dynamo and Aberdeen F.C. in front of 26,000 spectators at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in the first round of the 1984-85 European Cup.[4][5]

He represented East Germany 18 times between 1980 and 1984.[6] He won the silver medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics with the East German Olympic team. Trieloff was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze the same year, together with his teammates.

Trieloff completed three and a half years of training as a physiotherapist after German reunification and started his own business in Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1996.[2]

Fans of BFC Dynamo once named a fan club after Norbert Trieloff. He is an institution among football fans and still receives requests for autographs.[2]