Bernd Bransch
 Bransch with East Germany's mascot at the 1974 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 24, 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Halle, Nazi Germany | ||
| 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 | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
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1976 Montreal | Team |
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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.
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- German footballers
- East German footballers
- Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of East Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- FC Carl Zeiss Jena players
- East Germany international footballers
- Hallescher FC players
- People from Halle (Saale)
- Olympic medalists in football
- DDR-Oberliga players
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Association football sweepers