Erhard Bauer

Erhard Bauer ( * May 30, 1925; † January 13, 1994 ) was a German football player.

Erhard " Töppel " Bauer was a regular for Motor Zwickau and completed from 1950 to 1953 a total of 74 league games ( no goals ). It caused quite a stir, as the defender 1953 changes to local rivals bismuth floodplain. Even then, the rivalry between Zwickau and Aue was pronounced.

His first league game for bismuth Aue he completed on November 29, 1953 against none Motor Zwickau and farmers had to watch as his former club won the Otto - Grotewohl Stadium 2-1. It soon became the strong and uncompromising use Erhard Bauer captain of the bismuth - Eleven.

With Aue Erhard Bauer had its most successful period. She was crowned by three GDR championships in 1956, 1957 and 1959. During the third title in 1959 the then 34 -year-old He was there only in 5 games. His last league game played Erhard Bauer on May 10, 1959 against SC progress Weissenfels (2:1). For Aue he came in 129 league games (4 goals ) are used. Thus, a total of 203 league games with him to book.

In the GDR national team Erhard Bauer came three times under coach Hans Siegert used. And three times it was a defeat. His debut Bauer on May 8, 1954 in Berlin against Romania (0-1). In his second international game ( October 3, 1954 against Poland - 0:1 in Rostock) farmer (29 years) was in the oldest DDR Elf ( average age of almost 30 years) who ever walked on the lawn. Three weeks later, was for him the match against Bulgaria on 24 October 1954 in Sofia (1:3) also finished his career in the senior team. Between 1953 and 1956 Bauer graduated five matches with the B team. In February 1955, Erhard Bauer was awarded together with Willy Tröger in the German Gymnasium in Berlin Stalin Allee of the GDR sports leadership as a champion of the sport.

International came Erhard Bauer still in five European games used. 1957 against Gwardia Warsaw (3 games) and Ajax Amsterdam ( 2 games). On April 26, 1961 Bauer was adopted together with Kurt district and Karl-Heinz Mohr before the game against SC Dynamo Berlin from active football.

After his career Erhard Bauer was youth coach - again in Zwickau. On January 13, 1994, he succumbed to a 68- year battle with cancer.