Marcus Urban
Marcus Urban (born 1971) is a former East German soccer player, playing for second division team Rot-Weiß Erfurt in the 1990s, who came out as a gay man at a time when being a gay footballer was almost unheard of.[1][2]
Versteckspieler
He was the subject of a biography, Versteckspieler: Die Geschichte des schwulen Fußballers Marcus Urban (Hidden Player: the story of the gay footballer Marcus Urban) by Ronny Blaschke [3]
References
- ↑ "Schwulsein heute – ganz normal?", Zeit Online, http://www.zeit.de/2007/26/Homosexuelle
- ↑ "Schwule Fußballer haben Angst", Welt Online, 11.11.07, http://www.welt.de/wams_print/article1351780/Schwule-Fussballer-haben-Angst.html
- ↑ Tobias Schall, "Ich dachte: als Kicker ist man nicht schwul", Stuttgarter Zeitung, 03.11.2008 http://content.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/stz/page/1864072_0_2176_-marcus-urban-ich-dachte-als-kicker-ist-man-nicht-schwul-.html
Additional references
- http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/02/09/german-gay-footballer-to-get-biopic-treatment/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D8MWQhbl-A (Italian TV)
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