Overview
- The memorial and burial were held at St.-Johann-Kirche in Oberneuland at noon on November 26.
- Former teammates and club figures attended, including Rudi Völler, Thomas Schaaf, Marco Bode and Hans Schulz, alongside the current leadership.
- Werder executives issued formal praise, with finance chief Klaus Filbry lauding his extraordinary service and deep identification with the club and city.
- Lorenz died at the end of October at age 86.
- The Bremen-born midfielder won the 1961 DFB-Pokal and the 1965 championship, spent nine years at Werder, later played for Eintracht Braunschweig, and was in West Germany’s 1966 and 1970 World Cup squads.