Frank Ordenewitz (born 25 March 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career Ordenewitz scored 68 goals in 272 Bundesliga matches.
In a league match against 1. FC Köln on 7 May 1988, the Werder Bremen player admitted to a handball in the penalty area to the referee. Köln went on to win the match 2–0. For his sportsmanship he won the FIFA Fair Play Award that season.
Three seasons later, now playing for 1. FC Köln, Ordenewitz received a yellow card against MSV Duisburg in the DFB-Pokal semi-final on 6 May 1991 (final score: 3–0 for Köln). That would have blocked him from playing in the final against his former club, Werder Bremen, and so his coach, Erich Rutemöller, advised him to get himself sent off, since this would allow him to instead serve his suspension in their next Bundesliga game. As asked, Ordenewitz intentionally knocked the ball away and was sent off.„Mach et, Otze!“ in 11 Freunde, 2 March 2007Fußball: Mach et Otze in Der Spiegel, 13 May 1991 In an interview after the game, Rutemöller admitted the plan, saying: "Otze came to me, and I think you shouldn't take the chance away from him, and so I said: 'Do it!'". This request, in various modifications, later became the dictum “Mach et, Otze!”.Wie der Kultspruch „Mach et, Otze!“ entstand in General-Anzeiger, 1st May 2021 In response, the DFB changed the rule and banned Ordenewitz from playing in the final anyway, which FC Köln went on to lose on penalties.
International career Ordenewitz was capped twice for the West Germany national team in 1987.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWerder Bremen1983–84Bundesliga501000601984–85911000911985–8624710002571986–87308320033101987–883015163036181988–892766000336Total1253718500143421. FC Köln1989–90Bundesliga30331003341990–91317630037101991–923511200037111992–9330922003211Total126301360013936JEF United Ichihara1993J1 League157306324101994403020104330Total553750736740Hamburger SV1994–95Bundesliga1501501995–966161Total2110000211Brummell Sendai1996Football League282035003125VfB Oldenburg1997–98Regionalliga283283Career total383128391673429147
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsWest Germany198720Total20
Honors Werder Bremen Bundesliga: 1987–88 DFL-Supercup: 1988
Individual J-League Top Scorer: 1994 (30 goals) 1988 FIFA Fair Play Award
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