Bernd Bauchspieß (10 October 1939 – 22 October 2024) was an
East German
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...
football
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er who played as a
striker.
Career
Bauchspieß played 264 matches in the
East German top division and scored 120 goals. Only 8 players scored more in the history of the Oberliga.
In 1959, Bauchspieß won one cap for
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
against
Finland
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.
He played for a United Team of Germany at the
1964 Summer Olympics
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in Japan, which won the bronze medal.
Statistics
Death
Bauchspieß died on 22 October 2024, at the age of 85.
Trauer in Leutzsch: Chemie-Legende Bernd Bauchspieß gestorben
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1939 births
2024 deaths
People from Burgenlandkreis
German men's footballers
East German men's footballers
Footballers from Saxony-Anhalt
Men's association football forwards
East Germany men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for the United Team of Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany
Olympic medalists in football
Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
DDR-Oberliga players
Berliner FC Dynamo players
FC Sachsen Leipzig players
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