Stupidity in the DFB Cup - “Mach et, Otze”: on 7 May 1991, striker Frank Ordenewitz received a yellow card in the cup semi-final and would therefore have been suspended for the final. He wanted instead to serve the ban in the league, which was then possible. Coach Erich Rutemöller gave the green light: “Mach et, Otze!” The plan backfired badly.
Rutemöller could not keep quiet after the game and admitted live on television that Otze had discussed it with him. The DFB reacted by explicitly suspending Ordenewitz for the final after all, fining Rutemöller and prompting sporting director Udo Lattek to call him an amateur. He was not FC coach for much longer.
As a postscript, a hobby team, a skittles club and a Facebook group now all carry the name “Mach et, Otze”.