Frank Ganzera

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Frank Ganzera
Ajax tegen Dynamo Dresden 2-0, Europa Cup I , Cruijff in actie, rechts Van Dijk, Bestanddeelnr 924-9371.jpg
Frank Ganzera (first from right) playing for Dynamo Dresden in a match against Ajax in 1971
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-09-08) 8 September 1947 (age 75)
Place of birth Dresden, Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1966 Lokomotive Dresden
1966–1976 Dynamo Dresden 133 (8)
1976–1978 Lokomotive Dresden
Total133(8)
International career
1969–1973 East Germany 11 (0)
1972 East Germany Olympic 4 (1)
Managerial career
1978–1980 Lokomotive Dresden
Honours
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Munich Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Ganzera (born 8 September 1947, in Dresden) is former East German footballer who played as a right-back. He played in the DDR Oberliga for Dynamo Dresden where he was East German champion in 1971 and 1973. He also won the FDGB Cup in 1971. For the GDR national team he played 13 times between 1969 and 1973 and was part of the bronze-medal-winning team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. [1]

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