Joachim Streich was a German footballer who won the bronze medal with East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Jürgen Sparwasser is a retired German football player and later briefly a football manager.
Martin Hoffmann is a former German footballer and manager.
Eberhard "Ebse" Vogel is a former German footballer.
Wolfram Löwe is a former German footballer.
Siegmar Wätzlich was a German footballer.
Wolfgang Blochwitz was a football goalkeeper from East Germany.
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.
Dirk Stahmann is a former East German football player. He spent his entire career with 1. FC Magdeburg.
Frank Baum is a retired German footballer, who played as a defender for several German football clubs and the East Germany national football team between 1963 and 1997.
Dirk Heyne is a former German football goalkeeper turned manager.
Wolfgang "Maxe" Steinbach is an East German former footballer and manager who spent most of his career playing for 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga. In 2006, he was elected Best 1. FC Magdeburg Player of All Times in a telephone vote.
Axel Tyll is a German former footballer.
Markus Wuckel is a German football manager and former player.
Hermann Stöcker was an East German football player.
Siegmund Mewes is a retired East German football player and manager.
Detlef Enge is a former East German football player who played in the DDR-Oberliga for 1. FC Magdeburg. He won the Oberliga championship three times, the East German Cup—FDGB-Pokal—once and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1974 with the club. He played in 46 matches for the youth national teams.
Axel Wittke is a former footballer who played as a right midfielder in the DDR-Oberliga and the 2. Bundesliga. In 1983, he won the FDGB-Pokal, the East German cup with 1. FC Magdeburg. He played for his country at youth level and was part of the Olympic Games squad that failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Klaus Decker is a former East German football player who spent his entire senior career with 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga.
Joachim Walter was a German footballer who played as a forward for SC Aufbau Magdeburg, later renamed 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga, the East German top flight. He won the East German cup competition FDGB-Pokal three times and played for his country four times at junior level.
