Heinz-Josef Koitka

Jupp Koitka

Personal information
Full name	Heinz-Josef Koitka
Date of birth	(1952-02-12) 12 February 1952
Place of birth	Wattenscheid, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1976	SG Wattenscheid 09
1976–1979	Eintracht Frankfurt	91	(0)
1979–1980	Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid	27	(0)
1980–1982	Hamburger SV	23	(0)
1982–1984	Alemannia Aachen	70	(0)
1984–1987	SG Wattenscheid 09	99	(0)
1987–199	Hamburger SV	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heinz-Josef "Jupp" Koitka (born 12 February 1952 is a former German football player.

He started his career 1971 at SG Wattenscheid 09. Via Frankfurt he moved for the 1979–80 campaign to 2. Bundesliga Nord side Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid and left them after a season for Hamburger SV. In total he appeared in 142 Bundesliga matches, most of them for Eintracht Frankfurt (91).

His greatest success was the German championship with Hamburger SV in 1982 after being runner-up in the previous season. In 1982, he reached the UEFA Cup final, as a backup to Uli Stein.

In 1990 Koitka finished his career at HSV. After his active career he returned to his roots and became coach and goalkeeping coach at SG Wattenscheid 09. His son Kai Koitka played for the 09ers from 2003 until 2006 as well.

Heinz-Josef Koitka was engaged at DFB responsible for the Under 21 goalkeepers and match observer.

External links

• Jupp Koitka at eintracht-archiv.de (German)
• Heinz-Josef Koitka profile at Fussballdaten