Dieter Hoppy Kurrat (1942-2017): the terrier of BVB. At just 162 centimeters, Kurrat may have missed out on a Germany career because of his size, but that hardly matters in Dortmund, where he is a legend. The little all-round midfielder was an incredible fighter who often drove stars such as Uwe Seeler, Luis Suarez, Guenter Netzer or Wolfgang Overath to despair.\n\nIn the 1963 German championship final, Cologne star Hans Schaefer reportedly had his first touch only after half an hour because Hoppy Kurrat was always one step faster.
Kurrat played a gigantic 612 competitive matches for BVB and won both the 1963 title and the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup. The sell-off of the Glasgow heroes later turned him into a lonely fighter, but he stayed with the club even after relegation, rejecting better offers from Hertha and Atalanta.\n\nHis farewell in the new Westfalenstadion was sour: the club undercounted the attendance and paid him less than expected, even though he had already gifted them a loyalty bonus.
