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Manfred Zapf

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Manfred Zapf
Manfred Zapf in 1973
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-08-24) 24 August 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Stapelburg, Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1964 SG Dynamo Stapelburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1979 1. FC Magdeburg 327 (29)
International career
1969–1975 East Germany 16 (0)
Managerial career
1988–1989 East Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing  East Germany
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team Competition

Manfred Zapf (born 24 August 1946[1] in Stapelburg) 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.[1]

He won sixteen (respectively 12[2]) caps for East Germany between 1969 and 1975,[3] and was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics.[4]

Following his retirement from footballing, Zapf joined the backroom staff at FC Magdeburg, and also had a three-month spell as manager of the East Germany national team in 1988–89.

References

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  1. ^ a b Arnhold, Matthias (15 July 2011). "Manfred Zapf – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. ^ Matthias Arnhold (1 May 2009). "East Germany – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. ^ Matthias Arnhold (11 November 2004). "Manfred Zapf – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Manfred Zapf Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.