Manfred Walter
Manfred Walter ( born July 31, 1937 in Wurzen ) is a former German football player and coach.
Manfred Walter first played from 1946 to 1951 for the BSG Traktor in the east of Leipzig, and Nischwitz. He then moved first to the BSG Motor sausages, 1953, to local rivals BSG Empor sausages, whose first men's team had just gained in the third-class district league Leipzig. As early as the 1956 season played "Manner " Walter eight games (without gate) for the Wurzener in the second division, the East German league.
After finishing school, Walter learned the trade of a machinist. At 22 he was born in 1960 delegated to the Oberliga SC Lok Leipzig. There, the 1.80 m wide defender came on March 5, 1961 his first league use. Following the reorganization of the Leipzig football in 1963 Walter of the newly founded BSG Chemie Leipzig was assigned, which took the place of the League SC Lok Leipzig. With the Leutzschern he won the sensational DDR Championship 1964. Leipzig The supposedly best players have been delegated before the season for SC Leipzig, the new number one should be in the city. This team took over the League place from SC rotation Leipzig.
However, the so-called " radicals force" of Chemie Leipzig thwarted the plans of the functionaries and secured the title. In addition, Walter 1966 won the Cup with the fdgb Leutzschern. Walter remained Chemie Leipzig faithful to the end of his career in 1972. Overall, the later -budgetary Libero played 242 games in the DDR - Oberliga, scoring nine goals.
His debut in the national football team of the GDR was Manfred Walter on January 3, 1965 in Montevideo in a 2-0 win against Uruguay. After 16 internationals he ended his international career in 1967 in the 3-2 against Denmark. In addition, Walter 1964 used in nine games of football Olympic team of the GDR. On 23 October 1964 he was at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 in the small final against Egypt and won after a 3-1 win with his team the bronze medal.
Manfred Walter remained even after his playing career with Chemie Leipzig and worked as a crew chief and youth coach. In the 1981/82 season he coached the first team of BSG Chemie Leipzig, who played at this time in the second-rate DDR -Liga.