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East German footballer (1944–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bernd Bransch (24 September 1944 – 11 June 2022)[1] was a footballer from East Germany who played as a sweeper.
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Bransch at the 1974 World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 September 1944 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Halle, Halle-Merseburg, Prussia, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 June 2022 (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) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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.
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