Manfred Zapf

Manfred Zapf
Manfred Zapf
Personal information
Date of birth August 24, 1946 (1946-08-24) (age 65)
Place of birth Stapelburg, Germany
Playing position Defender
Youth career
00001964 SG Dynamo Stapelburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19641979 1. FC Magdeburg 327 (29)
National team
19691975 East Germany 16 (0)
Teams managed
19881989 East Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Appearances (Goals).
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  East Germany
Mens Football
Bronze Munich 1972 Team Competition

Manfred Zapf (born August 24, 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 successesthree 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 German national team in 198889.

References

  1. ^ a b Arnhold, Matthias (15 July 2011). "Manfred Zapf - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/players/zapfdata.html. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Matthias Arnhold (2009-05-01). "East Germany - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ddr-recintlp.html. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
  3. ^ Matthias Arnhold (2004-11-11). "Manfred Zapf - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/zapf-intl.html. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
  4. ^ "Manfred Zapf Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/manfred-zapf-1.html. Retrieved 2009-10-27. 
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.