FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Founded in 1903 it was initially associated with the company Carl Zeiss. From the 1960s to the 1980s it was one of the top-ranked clubs in East Germany, won the DDR-Oberliga and the FDGB-Pokal three times each and reached the 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final. Since the German reunification in 1990, the club has competed no higher than the second tier. Since the 2021–22 season, Jena is playing in the Regionalliga Nordost.
Jürgen Raab is a German football coach and former player. A midfielder, he spent his entire club career with DDR-Oberliga club Carl Zeiss Jena. At international level, he made 20 appearances or the East Germany scoring twice.
Quido Lanzaat is a Dutch former footballer who played as a defender.
Hans Meyer is a German former professional football player and manager.
Eberhard "Ebse" Vogel is a former German footballer.
Alexander Voigt is a German football manager and former player.
The 1973–74 DDR-Oberliga was the 25th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.
Karsten Hutwelker is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He last managed Wuppertaler SV.
Wolfgang Blochwitz was a football goalkeeper from East Germany.
Henning Bürger is a German professional football coach and a former player. He is the caretaker manager of FC Carl Zeiss Jena. As a player, he spent three seasons in the DDR-Oberliga with FC Carl Zeiss Jena, as well as five seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Saarbrücken, 1. FC Nürnberg, FC St. Pauli, and Eintracht Frankfurt.
René van Eck is a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager of German
Marc Fascher is a German football manager and former player, who last managed Sportfreunde Lotte.
Michael Gardawski is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Ionikos.
Sören Eismann is a German professional footballer who plays for TSV Steinbach, as a midfielder.
Tobias Kurbjuweit is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.
The 2011–12 3. Liga was the fourth season of the 3. Liga, Germany's third tier of its football league system. The season commenced on 22 July 2011, two weeks earlier than the 2011–12 Bundesliga season and one week after the 2011–12 2. Bundesliga season, and ended with the last games on 5 May 2012. The traditional winter break was held between the weekends around 18 December 2011 and 22 January 2012.
Lutz Lindemann is a German professional football coach and former player. In the top division of East German football, the DDR-Oberliga, he played for FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and FC Carl Zeiss Jena. After his football career, the former GDR international was, among other things, a coach at FC Erzgebirge Aue and club president at FC Carl Zeiss Jena.
Andreas Zimmermann is a German football manager and a former player who played as a defender. He has been the manager of Eintracht Trier since March, 2023. He began his career in his hometown of Berlin, before spending seven years playing for LR Ahlen, a team he later briefly managed.
Lukas Kwasniok is a Polish professional football Manager and a former Player. who is the head coach of 2.Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.
Kenny Verhoene is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of NOFV-Oberliga Nord club Union Fürstenwalde.
