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The very fast and untiring fair-haired player worked his way up with great ambition and hard-working training within a short time developing from an unknown amateur player with Oberhausen club VfB Lohberg into a reliable professional footballer. He came to the attention of Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg and they signed Frank Saborowski for the 1979/80 season. The newcomer played in 21 Bundesliga games that season and he went on to make a total of 72 Bundesliga appearances for the Zebras. In 1981/82, he played his part in helping MSV Duisburg avoid relegation. At the same time, he played a big part in Bayer 04 Leverkusen parting company with promotion coach Willibert Kremer. 14 November 1981 saw the relegation clash at the Wedau Stadium between bottom teams MSV Duisburg and Bayer 04. A great encounter developed in front of 13,000 spectators with chances for both sides. After Duisburg went 2-0 up, Peter Hermann pulled a goal back on 81 minutes. In the final minutes there was only one team attacking and that was Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Peter Hermann crosses the ball into the middle in added time, Peter Klimke controls the ball – and Frank Saborowski clears from behind the line with his hand. The referee points to the penalty spot. But then the linesman got involved. And he did not say that the ball was already behind the line and that a goal should be awarded. No, he said everything was in order. So the referee changes his penalty decision, it is only a corner for Bayer 04. He blew the final whistle just after the corner was taken. The vehement protests from the Leverkusen players was met by both the referee and the linesmen with stoic calm.
Six months later, Sabo moves under the Bayer Cross and works his way into the team as a man marker and full-back. Between August 1982 and February 1984, he makes 41 Bundesliga appearances but is then hit by a severe injury: He breaks his leg in training. Bayer 04 extend his contract by 12 months to give him a chance to fight his way back into the team. But he never plays for the Werkself again. In January 1985, Sabo joins VfL Bochum for the Rückrunde but only plays five games. He returns to MSV Duisburg in the second division in the summer of 1985. However, he is unable to prevent relegation to the third division. The Zebras are bottom by a long way. Via Rot-Weiss Essen and VfB Langenfeld he ends up at FC Bocholt. Here Sabo is in the dugout for the first time as assistant coach but he still plays ten games. He does his first coaching badge and works initially as assistant coach at teams including Wattenscheid 09 and LR Ahlen. At Ahlen he becomes head coach of the U 23 team and from 2004 he was responsible for the first teams at a range of smaller clubs including VfB Lohberg and Glückauf Möllen. Today he is the head coach of the U16 team at Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.
Dear Sabo, many happy returns on your 65th birthday. Enjoy your big day and stay healthy.
Christoph Daum was born on 24 October 1953 in Zwickau. As a child, he moved to West Germany with his mother and grew up in Duisburg. He developed a great enthusiasm for football at an early age, even though it soon became clear that his future lay less on the pitch than on the sidelines. Even at a young age, his passion for analysing, explaining and improving things became apparent.
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When the Bayer 04 players celebrated Christmas in 1960, they spent the winter in second place in the Oberliga West 2 on 20 points - but already five points behind leaders Schwarz-Weiß Essen. However, coach Erich Garske's team are struggling to get back on track in the new year. A goalless draw against Bonner FV at home at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium was followed by a 2-1 away defeat in Erkenschwick. The following home game also yielded just one point. As a result, the team's promotion ambitions dwindled to a minimum, as the gap to the coveted spot has now grown to a challenging ten points.
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In this video you can see impressive and important goals in Bayer 04 history from the month of February. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
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It is 11 February 2006 and Schalke 04 and the Werkself kick off at 3.30 p.m. in a match that ends up being historic - at least from a Bayer 04 perspective.
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As league leaders, the Werkself welcomed the relegation-threatened team from Rhenania Würselen. On 4 February 1951, 5,000 spectators line the touchlines despite the Sunday carnival parades. And they see a home team that is superior on the pitch. Without Theo Kirchberg, who was ill, and Emil Becks, who was suspended, the hosts attacked the opposing goal from the start. Battling against a strong wind in the first half, Bayer 04 created chance after chance, but were repeatedly thwarted by the Würselen goalkeeper. With the score at 0-0 at half-time, Karl Heinz Spikofski tried his luck on 55 minutes and hammered the ball into the opposition net from 20 metres out. Rhenania can no longer counterattack. The siege of the Würselen penalty area continued right to the end, but the game ended in a narrow 1-0 win.
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