Helmut Stein
Helmut Stein ( born November 9, 1942 in Aschersleben ) was football players in the field of DDR Football Association. In the top tier, the DDR - Oberliga he played for SC Chemistry Hall, the Halle FC chemistry and FC Carl Zeiss Jena. With FC Carl Zeiss, he was twice Champion and one Cup Winners' Cup. With the senior team played 22 matches stone.
Career as a football player
SC Chemie Halle / FC chemistry
Helmut Stein began his football career at BSG Motor Aschersleben. There he played in 1961 in the third-class II DDR -Liga. Between August 1960 and June 1961 he had six matches contested with the East German Junior National Team, where he had often played as a right winger. During the summer break because of the ongoing transition to the summer - spring rhythm over 39 rounds 1961/62 season stone moved to DDR Oberliga SC Chemie Halle, lay in its catchment area Aschersleben. The SC Chemistry, migrated to Hohenschönhausen Werner Basel had left a gap in the attack, and his successor Heinz Walter was a long time injured. The first league game after the summer break on August 26, 1961 was stone his debut in the big leagues. In the game engine Zwickau - SC Chemistry ( 0:4 ), he was employed as the left striker and maintained this position substantially to the end of the season. In the hitherto discharged 26 point games stone was summoned 20 times and scored seven goals with which he was behind Günter Busch ( 13 goals) second- best scorer of Halle. In the cup final on 10 June 1962 that won the SC Chemistry 3-1 via the SC Dynamo Berlin, stone was not used.
In contrast, remained stone to 1966 regulars at SC Chemistry, but moved increasingly to the right wing. In 1962 he continued his international career continued in the junior national team, for whom he played twelve matches to 1968 and scored six goals. On a tour of Africa senior team came stone also been to two A- internationals, on December 9, 1962 against Mali on 16 December against Guinea. In both matches (2:1 and 3:2 for the GDR ) it was used as a substitute. In the season 1963/64, the SC suffered chemistry prolonged storm weakness and eventually got off with only 24 goals scored. Although Stone had played only 20 of the 26 league games, he was Halle's top scorer with six goals. In the second-rate DDR -Liga Stone graduated 1964/65, although only 21 of 30 point games, but who with his 16 goals on the schussgewaltigsten Hallensern who returned to the Oberliga after only one year. 1965/66 played his last season in Stone Hall, during which the football section of the SC chemical was spun off to the newly established Halleschen FC chemistry. Stone was once used as an attacker in 23 league matches and scored five goals.
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Meanwhile stone stagnated international career. After his 1962 A- international matches he had been only used in the junior selection, for which he was getting too old at age 24. To get into the international spotlight again, Stone moved to 89 league games with 24 goals at the beginning of the season 1966/67, of Hall Vice champions FC Carl Zeiss Jena. In his first season Jena stone was missing only five league matches and displaced Dieter Lange as a regular player on the inside left side. In the seasons 1967/68 and 1969/70 stone belonged with 24 or 25 inserts for Jena's champion team and was 1969/70, together with Rainer Schlutter with nine -goal top scorer of FC Carl Zeiss.
After six year break stone in 1969 resumed in the cadre of senior team after only 1967, the B- International Match GDR - had Hungary ( 2-1 ) denied, and had been used in the East German Olympic team. In the World Cup qualifier DDR - Italy ( 2:2 ), he celebrated his senior international comeback as a substitute. After that he belonged until 1971 to the solid players master the A- selection, their captain he was also at times. On November 3, 1973 he played his last match in a 4-1 away win against Albania. He was in total came to 22 A- international matches, where he came to three Torerfolgen. There are also three qualifying games 1967-1971 with the East German Olympic team with two goals.
In his most internationals stone stood in the midfield, and also at FC Carl Zeiss, he moved back in 1969 mainly in the midfield. After 1972, he missed the winning Jena Cup final ( 2-1 over Dynamo Dresden), he was finally able to take in 1974 after three attempts the fdgb Cup in reception. In the 3-1 win over Dynamo Dresden again stone had been brought on in the 68th minute. From 1973 on, he became the standard - Libero of the Jena. 1975/76 took his last stone league season in attack. 33 -year-old, he played until 20 Matchday again 16 point games, where he scored three goals as Libero. His last official match for FC Carl Zeiss Jena, he completed on 27 March 1976 by the encounter FC Rot -Weiß Erfurt - FC Carl Zeiss (2-0). It was his 298th competitive game for Jena, the 215th in the GDR Oberliga. He scored 74 Goals in official matches, including 52 in the league. Along with his time Halle is stone 304 -fold league players with 76 Torerfolgen. In May 1976 he was drafted for military service in the East German People's Army, ending his career as an athlete.