FC Köln, he played with Tennis Borussia Berlin and through the whole of his first season only missed one game.
Berkemeier then moved to Switzerland and played for Young Boys and then for Basel before he became a manager in 1984.
After three test matches and four matches in the Cup of the Alps, Berkemeier played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game at the Landhof on 14 August 1982 as Basel were defeated 0–1 by the Young Boys.
[2] He scored his first goal for his club on 18 September in the away game against Xamax, but this could not save the team from a 2–3 defeat.
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