Manfred Zapf

Manfred Zapf

Zapf (right)
Personal information
Date of birth24 August 1946
Place of birthStapelburg, Germany
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
–1964SG Dynamo Stapelburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1964–19791. FC Magdeburg327(29)
National team
1969–1975East Germany16(0)
Teams managed
1988–1989East 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 24 August 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arnhold, Matthias (15 July 2011). "Manfred Zapf - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Matthias Arnhold (1 May 2009). "East Germany - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  3. ↑ Matthias Arnhold (11 November 2004). "Manfred Zapf - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Manfred Zapf Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-27.