Bernd Bransch
Bransch with East Germany's mascot at the 1974 World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 24, 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Halle, Nazi Germany | ||
Playing position | Sweeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1954–1962 | Chemie Halle | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1973 | Chemie Halle | ||
1973–1974 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
1974–1977 | Chemie Halle | ||
National team | |||
1967–1976 | East Germany | 64 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's football | ||
1976 Montreal | Team | |
1972 Munich | Team |
Bernd Bransch (born September 24, 1944 in Halle) is a former footballer from East Germany.
Bransch began his sporting career as a youngster at BSG Motor Halle-Süd. From 1954 onwards, the son of a locksmith played throughout his career for SC Chemie Halle in its varying incarnations - except for the 1973/74 season, in which he played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena.[1]
In 1968 and 1974 he was honoured as East German Footballer of the Year.
Bransch participated in the Munich Olympics 1972, in which his East German team secured a bronze medal, and in the gold-medal winning Montreal Olympics 1976 side. He also played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[2]
In total Bransch played 317 league games, scoring 43 goals.
References
- ↑ Matthias Arnhold (16 March 2012). "Bernd Bransch - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ Matthias Arnhold (25 September 2004). "Bernd Bransch - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.