Bernd Bransch
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Bransch at the 1974 World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1944-09-24)24 September 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Halle, Halle-Merseburg, Prussia, Germany | ||
Date of death | 11 June 2022(2022-06-11) (aged 77) | ||
Position(s) | 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 | ||
International career | |||
1967–1976 | East Germany | 64 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bernd Bransch (24 September 1944 – 11 June 2022)[1] was a footballer from East Germany who played as a sweeper.
Career
Bransch began his sporting career as a youngster at BSG Motor Halle-Süd. The son of a locksmith was then allowed to join sports club SC Chemie Halle in 1954. Bransch played throughout his career for SC Chemie Halle and its successor, Hallescher FC Chemie – except for the 1973/74 season, in which he played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena.[2]
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.[3] He also played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[4]
In total Bransch played 317 league games, scoring 43 goals.
References
- ^ Bernd Bransch ist tot: Halle verliert seinen erfolgreichsten Fußballer (in German)
- ^ Matthias Arnhold (16 March 2012). "Bernd Bransch – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernd Bransch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Matthias Arnhold (25 September 2004). "Bernd Bransch – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
External links
- Bernd Bransch at WorldFootball.net
- Bernd Bransch at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bernd Bransch at FBref.com
- Bernd Bransch at the German Football Association
- Bernd Bransch at EU-Football.info
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- 1963: Kaiser
- 1964: Urbanczyk
- 1965: Weigang
- 1966: Nöldner
- 1967: Erler
- 1968: Bransch
- 1969: Vogel
- 1970: R. Ducke
- 1971: P. Ducke
- 1972: Croy
- 1973: Kreische
- 1974: Bransch
- 1975: Pommerenke
- 1976: Croy
- 1977: Dörner
- 1978: Croy
- 1979: Streich
- 1980: Grapenthin
- 1981: Grapenthin
- 1982: Schnuphase
- 1983: Streich
- 1984: Dörner
- 1985: Dörner
- 1986: Müller
- 1987: Müller
- 1988: Thom
- 1989: Trautmann
- 1990: Kirsten
- 1991: Gütschow