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Fischi was kept back in class ten, his father took him out of the school and gave him the choice: apprenticeship as a bricklayer, saddler or carpenter. As he knew nothing about the first two careers he became a carpenter and work for three years after completing his apprenticeship.
In 1982/83 he signed for Preußen Münster in the Oberliga Westfalen. From there he moved on to Remscheid. Fischi played for BVL 08 Remscheid in Bundesliga two in 1987/88, got relegated with his club and then shone with outstanding performances in the amateur Oberliga Westfalen.
Andreas came under the Bayer Cross at the age of 24, established himself and stayed for the next five years as right back at the Werkself. His biggest honour during his time at Bayer 04 was winning the DFB Pokal in 1993.
His personal highlight came on 7 December 1991. In the Bundesliga home game against bottom-of-the-table Wattenscheid 09, Fischi scored three goals and he is the only defensive player in our Bundesliga history to achieve that feat. As Ulf Kirsten, goal-getter of the 1990s, scored twice with Jupp Nehl adding another, Bayer 04 clocked up a 6-1 victory, the biggest win in the Bundesliga up to that point.
On the pitch, Fischi was more of a worker rather than a magician as his determination brought him to where he always dreamt of as a child – to the Bundesliga.
After a total of 179 games for the Werkself, scoring 20 goals along the way, Fischi moved north in 1994 to play for Hamburg SV. There he played in the top-flight for another seven years before ending his career with the year in the Regional League West at Rot-Weiss Essen.
After his playing career, tried out being a coach in 2003/04 but only stayed at SC Verl for a season. After that he searched for a career thought about his own carpentry business. But he's put off by the high cost of setting it up. So he makes a complete change. He completed training as a coolingand ventilation engineer, passed the examination for the master's certificate in 2009 and set up his own company.
Today, the father of four children from his first marriage minutes north of Hamburg, lives on a farm where he breeds ponies with his second wife Katrin.
Dear Fischi, I wish you many happy returns on your 60th birthday! Stay fit and healthy and have a good one!
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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