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
0000–1964 SG Dynamo Stapelburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1979 1. FC Magdeburg 327 (29)
National team
1969–1975 East Germany 16 (0)
Teams managed
1988–1989 East Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  East Germany
Men’s 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 successes – three 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 1988–89.

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.