Gerhard Prautzsch

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Gerhard Prautzsch
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-09-25) 25 September 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth Rochlitz, Germany
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Motor Rochlitz
Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1962 Dynamo Dresden II
1962–1969 Dynamo Dresden
Managerial career
1978–1983 Dynamo Dresden
1983–1985 Dynamo Eisleben
Estrela Vermelha
Eintracht Schwerin
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerhard Prautzsch (born 25 September 1941) is a German former footballer and coach. [1]

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References

  1. "Spielzeiten". Dynamo Dresden (in German). Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2011.