Joachim Streich was a German professional footballer who won the bronze medal with East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
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.
Rolf Rüssmann was a German international footballer who played as a defender for FC Schalke 04, Club Brugge and Borussia Dortmund.
Georg Buschner was an East German football player and manager.
Hartmut Schade is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. He won the gold medal with the East German Olympic team at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Siegmar Wätzlich was a German footballer.
Matthias Döschner is a former German footballer.
Uwe Zötzsche is a German former footballer.
Reiner Geye was a German football player.
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.
Detlef Schößler is a former East German international footballer who became a coach.
Uwe Weidemann is an East German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He later became a coach, last managing VfR Fischeln.
Rico Steinmann is a German former professional footballer who played mostly as a midfielder.
Rainer Jarohs is a German former footballer.
Bernd Bauchspieß is a former East German football player.
Rudolf Krause was a German footballer and coach who won a silver medal as manager of East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Günther Wirth was a German footballer who made 254 East German top-flight appearances, and played 28 matches with 11 goals for the East Germany national team. He died on 13 November 2020 after a long illness.
Peter Kotte is a German former footballer.
Johannes Matzen is a German former footballer.
Gert Brauer was a German footballer.
