{{Short description|German footballer (1956–2026)}} {{Redirect|Mothes|the French tennis player|Catherine Mothes-Jobkel|the American volcanologist|Patricia Ann Mothes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Harald Mothes |image = Harald Mothes 1986.gif |upright = 0.9 |caption = Mothes in 1986 |full_name = |birth_date = {{birth date|1956|11|28|df=y}} |birth_place = Lößnitz, East Germany |death_date = {{death date and age|2026|5|8|1956|11|28|df=y}} |death_place = |height = |position = Forward |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1972 |youthclubs1 = BSG Motor Löbnitz |youthyears2 = 1972–1975 |youthclubs2 = Wismut Aue |years1 = 1974–1976 |clubs1 = Wismut Aue II |caps1 = 23 |goals1 = 5 |years2 = 1975–1990 |clubs2 = Wismut Aue |caps2 = 303 |goals2 = 88 |years3 = 1976–1978 |clubs3 = → Vorwärts Plauen |caps3 = 24 |goals3 = 13 |years4 = 1990–1991 |clubs4 = TSV Ampfing |caps4 = |goals4 = |totalcaps = |totalgoals = |nationalyears1 = 1984 |nationalteam1 = East Germany |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |medaltemplates = }}
'''Harald Mothes''' (28 November 1956 – 8 May 2026) was a German footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.
Mothes played over 300 games for Erzgebirge Aue in the DDR-Oberliga.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/players/mothesdata.html | title = Harald Mothes - Matches in Oberliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 1 October 2015 | accessdate = 17 November 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> He also won one cap for East Germany.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/mothes-intl.html | title = Harald Mothes - International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 1 October 2015 | accessdate = 17 November 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
Mothes died unexpectedly on 8 May 2026, at the age of 69.<ref>{{cite news |title=Auer Fußballlegende Harald Mothes gestorben |publisher=MDR |date=9 May 2026 |url=https://www.mdr.de/sport/fussball_3l/erzgebirge-aue-legende-harald-mothes-gestorben-100.html |language=de}}</ref><ref>[https://gedenken.freiepresse.de/traueranzeige/harald-mothes-1956 Harald Mothes] {{in lang|de}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Fussballdaten|mothesharald}} * {{WorldFootball.net|harald-mothes}} * {{NFT player|24043}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mothes, Harald}} Category:1956 births Category:2026 deaths Category:German men's footballers Category:East German men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:East Germany men's international footballers Category:DDR-Oberliga players Category:FC Erzgebirge Aue players
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