Erich "Ete" Beer is a German former football player and coach.
Bernd Bransch was a footballer from East Germany who played as a sweeper.
Martin Max is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Michael Preetz is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent his whole career in Germany, playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Saarbrücken, MSV Duisburg and SG Wattenscheid 09, but he is mostly remembered for his seven-year spell at Hertha BSC where he ended his career. After retiring from active play, he stayed with the club, going directly into management.
Karl-Heinz "Charly" Körbel is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently a member of Eintracht Frankfurt's directors of football and runs their football academy.
Bernhard Cullmann,, nicknamed "Bernd", is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder and sometimes as a defender.
Lothar "Emma" Emmerich was a German football player and manager who played as a forward. He was born in Dortmund-Dorstfeld and died in Hemer.
Willi Neuberger is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Rolf Rüssmann was a German international footballer who played as a defender for FC Schalke 04, Club Brugge and Borussia Dortmund.
Norbert Nigbur is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Schalke 04. He made six appearances for the West Germany national team.
Klaus Fichtel is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender for Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen. He made 23 appearances for the West Germany national team.
Konrad Weise is a German former footballer who played as a defender. He played his career at senior level for Carl Zeiss Jena (1970–1986). At international level he played between 1970 and 1981 for the East Germany national team, and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
Stephan Paßlack is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back. At international level, he represented Germany playing for the U21 team, the B team and the first team with whom he earned four caps scoring one goal.
Herbert Laumen is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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.
Matthias Döschner is a former German footballer.
Reiner Geye was a German football player.
Franz-Josef 'Jupp' Tenhagen is a retired German football player and a football coach.
Bernd Rupp is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played his only game for West Germany on 12 October 1966, scoring a goal in a 2–0 friendly win against Turkey. He scored 119 goals in the Bundesliga in 274 matches.
Jürgen Bähringer is a former East German football player. He appeared first as a midfielder in his career and was later a sweeper.
