Dieter Engelhardt

Dieter Engelhardt ( born August 18, 1938 in Heideloh (now OT Sander -Brehna ) was football players in the area of ​​East German Football Association. , Where he was in the top division, the DDR - Oberliga, for the SC rotation Leipzig, SC Leipzig and 1.FC Lok Leipzig active. Engelhardt is a three-time national football team and was part of the East German Olympic team that won the bronze medal in 1964.

Football Sporting Career

SC rotation

Engelhardt began his footballing career with new years in Sander village and played there until 1957, most recently with the Sports Association (SPA) activist Sander village in the district league fourth-class hall. In the second half of the season 1957 Engelhardt played his first games for the SC rotation Leipzig in the GDR Oberliga. His league debut he gave on September 8, 1957 in the meeting of the 16th game day motor Zwickau - SC Rotation Leipzig (1:2) as a right winger. By the end of the season, the 19- year-old was still used in three more league games. Already a season later, Engelhardt had become established as a regular player on Right Wing - he retained this position in the following years - it was used in all 26 league matches. Only on 7 August 1960, he was missing the first time after 65 missions in a league game. By the end of 1962/ 63, the East German football played since the summer - spring rhythm, Engelhardt had played 145 league games for the SC rotation and scored 21 goals in the process.

SC Leipzig

In June 1963, the football was re-organized in Leipzig, sports clubs and Locomotive rotation were dissolved and replaced by the new Sports Club Leipzig. The supposedly best football players were assigned to the sports club, while the "rest of Leipzig " was incorporated into the BSG Chemie. Engelhardt belonged to the circle of players who played for SC Leipzig future in the big leagues. After a period of experimentation with the newly assembled team was coach Rudolf Krause Engelhardt playing alternately on the right or left side of the attack. Only in the second half put Krause Engelhardt through a center-forward. Engelhardt had no difficulties in adapting to the new bypass and denied 21 of the 26 discharged point games. Surprisingly the sports club was only third behind the new champion Chemie Leipzig. Although they reached the final of the football Cup, defeated there but despite a goal from Engelhardt against construction Magdeburg 2:3. The phase of the football section of the SC Leipzig took only two and a half years. By the winter of 1965 Engelhardt had his place secure as a center forward, and came to be transmitted in this time 65 point games to 52 missions, in which he scored eight goals. 1964 belonged Engelhardt in the squad of the GDR Olympic team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic football tournament in Tokyo. However, he only played the first round match (DDR - Iran 4-0). In 1965 he played twice with the East German junior national team.

1 FC locomotive

On January 20, 1966, the first locomotive FC Leipzig was established by spin-off of the football section of the SC Leipzig to life. Engelhardt denied for 1.FC Lok 40 league games in which he scored two goals. In addition, in each case without scoring three East German Cup games and all eight exhibition Cup Finals in Leipzig in the season 1966 /67. 1966 Engelhardt was appointed to three A- internationals. In these friendlies to prepare for the European Championship qualifier coach Károly Soos tried out the Leipzig as right striker. But this was already on his first game on April 27, 1966 ( German Democratic Republic - Sweden 4:1) bad grades. In the second match on July 2, 1966 ( DDR - Chile 5:2 ), he was replaced after 28 minutes as he came at least scores a goal in a 6-0 win at his third appearance on 4 September 1966. Nevertheless, so that his international career was already finished back.

After Engelhardt had graduated in the season 1966/67, with 37 duty stakes once again a powerful season as a center forward, he had to go to the first two league matches of the season 1967/ 29 year end 68 due to a serious injury his performance sporting career after 237 league games with 31 goals.