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East German footballer (1944–2022)

Bernd Bransch
Bransch at the 1974 World Cup
Personal information
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) 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.

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.

In total Bransch played 317 league games, "scoring 43 goals."

Bransch (in white) takes a free-kick against the Netherlands at the 1974 World Cup.

References

  1. ^ Bernd Bransch ist tot: Halle verliert seinen erfolgreichsten Fußballer (in German)
  2. ^ Matthias Arnhold (16 March 2012). "Bernd Bransch – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Matthias Arnhold (25 September 2004). "Bernd Bransch – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

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