Günter Schröter (May 3, 1927 – February 10, 2016), often nicknamed Moppel, was a German
football
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player and coach who appeared in 39 matches for
East Germany
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.
Career
Early years
He began playing football at young age. He played his first football matches for the youth teams of
Brandenburger BC. Schröter was drafted into the
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the German Army (1935–1945), ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmac ...
before his 17th birthday. He was sent to participate in
World War II
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as part the last contingent supposed to defend Germany. Schröter was captured by Allied forces in 1945 and sent to work in an underground Polish coal mine.
Playing career
Schröter was released from captivity in 1948. He then returned to football. Schröter played for
BSG Konsum Brandenburg before he joined
SG Volkspolizei Potsdam
SG Volkspolizei Potsdam, also known as SV Deutsche Volkspolizei Potsdam was an East German sports community based in Potsdam, Bezirk Potsdam (present day Brandenburg). The club was founded in 1948 and its football department existed until 1952. Lik ...
in 1949.
Schröter was then delegated to SV Deutsche Volkspolizei Dresden in 1950. He played as a
forward
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for
SG Dynamo Dresden
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from 1950 to 1954 and then for
SC Dynamo Berlin
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from 1954 to 1963. He won the
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga (English: ''East German Premier League'' or ''GDR Premier League'') was the top-level association football league in East Germany.
Overview
Following World War II, separate sports competitions emerged in the Allied-occupied G ...
in the
1952-53 season with SG Dynamo Dresden and the
1959 FDGB-Pokal
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with SC Dynamo Berlin.
Later career
After retiring from his playing career, Schröter continued as assistant coach for SC Dynamo Berlin from 1963 to 1965. He then continued as youth trainer at BFC Dynamo. He then became the assistant coach for
BFC Dynamo
Berliner Fussball Club Dynamo e. V., commonly abbreviated to BFC Dynamo () or BFC (), alternatively sometimes called Dynamo Berlin, is a German football club based in the locality of Alt-Hohenschönhausen of the borough of Lichtenberg of Ber ...
in 1969. He was promoted to coach in 1972. He served as coach for one year.
Schröter then served as assistant coach of the reserve team BFC Dynamo II. He was also a trainer in the youth academy of BFC Dynamo. Schröter was one of the trainers responsible for shaping stars like
Andreas Thom
Andreas Thom (born 7 September 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward for BFC Dynamo, Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic and Hertha BSC. He played 51 times for East Germany throughout the 1980s and played ten times for ...
.
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1927 births
2016 deaths
Sportspeople from Brandenburg an der Havel
German men's footballers
East German men's footballers
East Germany men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Berliner FC Dynamo players
Dynamo Dresden players
Berliner FC Dynamo managers
German football managers
East German football managers
DDR-Oberliga players
German child soldiers in World War II
German prisoners of war in World War II held by Poland
Footballers from Brandenburg