Joachim Streich was a German footballer who won the bronze medal with East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Andreas Thom 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 the unified Germany national team in the early 1990s. He is now retired from playing and works as a youth coach at Hertha BSC.
Martin Hoffmann is a former German footballer and manager.
Wolfgang "Paule" Seguin is an East German former professional footballer.
Siegmar Wätzlich was a German footballer.
Frank Lieberam is a German former football player and manager.
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 an East German former footballer and manager who spent most of his career playing for 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga. In 2006, he was elected Best 1. FC Magdeburg Player of All Times in a telephone vote.
Christian Backs is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
René Müller is a German football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
Hendrik Herzog is a German football coach and a former player. Herzog won several titles with BFC Dynamo during the East German era. He joined Schalke 04 after German reunification. He has worked as kit manager for Hertha BSC.
Markus Wuckel is a German football manager and former player.
Siegmund Mewes is a retired East German football player and manager.
Axel Wittke is a 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 a former East German football player who spent his entire senior career with 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga.
Joachim Walter was a German footballer who played as a forward for SC Aufbau Magdeburg, later renamed 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga, the East German top flight. He won the East German cup competition FDGB-Pokal three times and played for his country four times at junior level.
Frank Siersleben is a former football player turned manager. He spent the majority of his career with 1. FC Magdeburg playing in the DDR-Oberliga, East Germany's top flight. He also won 23 caps for the East German youth national teams.
Günter Fronzeck, born 29 September 1937, is a former association football player who played for 1. FC Magdeburg and predecessor SC Aufbau Magdeburg in East Germany's top flight, the DDR-Oberliga. He won three national cup titles with his team.
