Joachim Streich was a German professional footballer who won the bronze medal with East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Jürgen Sparwasser is a retired German football player and later briefly a football manager.
Martin Hoffmann is a former German footballer and manager.
Hans-Jürgen "Dixie" Dörner was a German football player and coach. He distinguished himself during his career by being named East Germany's player of the year three times – the only East German player to do this besides goalkeeper Jürgen Croy.
Jürgen Pommerenke is a former German football midfielder and manager.
Peter Ducke is a German former footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career with Carl Zeiss Jena (1959–1977). At international level he played for East Germany national team in 63 matches scoring 15 goals, and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. His older brother Roland was also a footballer.
Wolfram Löwe is a former German footballer.
Wolfgang "Paule" Seguin is an East German former professional footballer.
The 1978–79 DDR-Oberliga was the 30th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.
Detlef Raugust is a German former footballer. He spent his entire career with 1. FC Magdeburg, and was part of their highly successful team of the 1970s.
Manfred Zapf is a German former footballer, later a coach. A defender, Zapf spent his entire senior career with 1. FC Magdeburg, and captained the club to its greatest successes – three DDR championships, four cups, and the Cup Winners' Cup of 1974. In his time with the club he appeared in 327 league matches in the DDR-Oberliga and played 30 matches in the second-tier DDR-Liga.
Frank Baum is a retired German footballer, who played as a defender for several German football clubs and the East Germany national football team between 1963 and 1997.
Dirk Heyne is a former German football goalkeeper turned manager.
Wolfgang "Maxe" Steinbach is a German former football player and manager who spent most of his career playing for 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga. At international level, he made 28 appearances for the East Germany national team scoring one goal. In 2006, he was elected Best 1. FC Magdeburg Player of All Times in a telephone vote.
Jürgen Nöldner was a German footballer who was active in East Germany. He was the son of Erwin Nöldner, a resistance fighter killed by the Nazis in 1944.
Klaus Urbanczyk, nicknamed Banne, is a German former football player and manager. He made 34 appearances for the East Germany national team.
Hermann Stöcker was an East German football player.
Axel Wittke is a German former footballer who played as a right midfielder in the DDR-Oberliga and the 2. Bundesliga. In 1983, he won the FDGB-Pokal, the East German cup with 1. FC Magdeburg. He played for his country at youth level and was part of the Olympic Games squad that failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Klaus Decker is an East German former footballer who played as a defender, spending his entire senior career with 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga.
Frank Siersleben is a German former football player and manager. He spent the majority of his career with 1. FC Magdeburg playing in the DDR-Oberliga, East Germany's top flight, and won 23 caps for East Germany youth national teams.
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