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Gelsenkirchen
Stadt Gelsenkirchen
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Overwegstraße / Robert-Koch-Straße

AnGEstoßen: Trainer

Kick off: Trainer

Gisbert Zimmermann
2006

Description

Steel sculpture of a football trainer.

AnGEstoßen (Kick off)

In 2006 Gisbert Zimmerman created 11 steel sculptures as silent ambassadors of the 2006 World Cup, which have since been reminiscent of the 2006 World Cup at prominent points in the city. Ten of these are in public space in the Kreis Gelsenkirchen, the 11nd is in the hall of the bank on Goldbergplatz.

1, 2, 3: Reservebank, Einwurf und Elfmetertöter.
4: Zweikampf.
5: Trainer.
6, 7: Trainingspause und Handspiel.
8: Fallrückzieher.
9, 10: Abschlag und Flankengott.
11: Fairness, in der Volksbank Ruhr Mitte eG am Goldbergplatz, foto auf Gelsenkirchener Geschichten.

Sculptor

Gisbert Zimmermann (Gelsenkirchen 1946), German sculptor (Gelsenkirchener Geschichten Wiki).

Locatie (N 51°30'34" - E 7°5'28") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw899; Photograph: 29 July 2022
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