Wilfried Gröbner (born 18 December 1949) is a German former footballer and coach who was part of East Germany's gold medal-winning team at the 1976 Olympics.

Wilfried Gröbner
Gröbner in 1989
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-12-18) 18 December 1949 (age 74)
Place of birth Eilenburg, East Germany
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
1. FC Nürnberg (Scout)
Youth career
1959–1967 BSG Chemie Eilenburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1980 Lokomotive Leipzig 239 (21)
International career
1976–1979 East Germany 8 (0)
1976 East Germany Olympic 1 (0)
Managerial career
1988–1989 Rot-Weiß Erfurt
1990–1994 SSV Reutlingen
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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The defender played 230 East German top-flight matches for Lokomotive Leipzig.[2]

International career

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Between 1976 and 1979 he was part of the East Germany national team.[3] His only appearance for the East Germany Olympic team, during this era still counted as a full international when it was played against another A squad (in this case Poland), was in 1976 the Gold Medal match at the Montreal Olympics. East German won this encounter against Poland 3-1 and became Olympic champion.

Coaching career

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Gröbner later was at the coaching helm for Rot-Weiß Erfurt and SSV Reutlingen.

References

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  1. ^ "Wilfried Gröbner". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (2 December 2020). "Wilfried Gröbner - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (2 December 2020). "Wilfried Gröbner - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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