Wolfgang Overath is a former West German footballer. A true one-club man, Overath spent his entire professional career at 1. FC Köln. He represented his country three times in World Cup finals, culminating in 1974 with the 2–1 victory over the Netherlands on home soil. Primarily an attacking midfielder, Overath was known for his passing ability, technique and outstanding left foot.
Wolfgang Weber is a German former footballer best remembered for scoring the last-minute equaliser for West Germany at the 1966 FIFA World Cup final.
Werner Peter is a German former footballer who played as a forward. He won the silver medal with the East Germany national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He played 255 DDR-Oberliga matches for Hallescher FC Chemie. Peter obtained a total number of nine caps for his native country, scoring one goal.
Gerd Weber is a German former footballer who played as a right midfielder or right-back for Dynamo Dresden.
Jürgen Pommerenke is a former German football midfielder and manager.
Detlef Raugust is a German former footballer. He spent his entire career with 1. FC Magdeburg, and was part of their highly successful team of the 1970s.
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.
Wolfgang "Maxe" Steinbach is a German former football player and manager who spent most of his career playing for 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga. At international level, he made 28 appearances for the East Germany national team scoring one goal. In 2006, he was elected Best 1. FC Magdeburg Player of All Times in a telephone vote.
Wolfgang Funkel is a German former footballer.
Heiko Bonan is a German football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of FC 99 Aa Nethetal.
Ronny Teuber is a German former footballer and former member of the East Germany national football team as well as the East Germany national under-21 football team.
Waldemar Ksienzyk is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Jens Wahl is a German former footballer.
Heiko März is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
Wolfgang Barthels is a former German footballer.
Alfed Zulkowski was a German footballer.
Herbert Pankau is a German former footballer.
Manfred Walter is a German former footballer who played as a defender.
Peter Rock was a German football player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Rudolstadt on 16 December 1941. The Motor / CZ Jena player won 10 caps for East Germany between 1967 and 1971. For his club he played 254 matches in the East German top-flight. Rock died in Jena on 20 June 2021, at the age of 79.
Kurt Zapf was a German footballer who played as a defender for Hansa Rostock. He appeared in almost 250 East German top-flight matches from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. He played in four matches for the East Germany national team in 1957 and 1958.
