Gerd Weber

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Gerd Weber.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for East Germany
Men’s Football
Gold	Montreal 1976	Team

Gerd Weber (born 31 May 1956 in Dresden) is a former German soccer player.

Weber began his career in 1970 with SG Dynamo Dresden of the DDR-Oberliga. Between 1977 and 1980 he played 35 times for the East German national team, scoring 5 goals, and winning gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[1] In 1981, he along with two teammates (Peter Kotte and Matthias Müller), were arrested at Dresden Airport by the Stasi, just as they were to travel to Argentina for an international match. Weber had contacts to West German side 1. FC Köln, and had solicited escape plans, intending to flee to the West. Weber was sentenced to seven years and seven months' imprisonment. In 1989, he was released before serving his full sentence. However, he was banned from returning to professional football.^[2]

References

↑ "Gerd Weber Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
↑ http://www.dynamo-dresden.de/verein/tradition/geschichte/1980-1989/fall-mueller-kotte-weber/

v t e East Germany squad – 1976 Olympic Gold Medalists

1 Croy 2 Weber 3 Dörner 4 Weise 5 Kurbjuweit 6 Lauck 7 Heidler 8 Häfner 9 Riediger 10 Bransch 11 Hoffmann 12 Kische 13 Löwe 14 Schade 15 Riedel 16 Grapenthin 17 Gröbner Coach: Buschner

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Name	Weber, Gerd
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Short description	German footballer
Date of birth	31 May 1956
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