Bernd Bransch

Bernd Bransch

Bransch with East Germany's mascot at the 1974 World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	September 24, 1944
Place of birth	Halle, Nazi Germany
Playing position	Sweeper
Youth career
1954–1962	Chemie Halle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1962–1973	Chemie Halle
1973–1974	Carl Zeiss Jena
1974–1977	Chemie Halle
National team
1967–1976	East Germany	64	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Olympic medal record
Men's football
	1976 Montreal	Team
	1972 Munich	Team

Bernd Bransch (born September 24, 1944 in Halle) is a former footballer from East Germany.

Bransch began his sporting career as a youngster at BSG Motor Halle-Süd. From 1954 onwards, the son of a locksmith played throughout his career for SC Chemie Halle in its varying incarnations - except for the 1973/74 season, in which he played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena.^[1]

In 1968 and 1974 he was honoured as East German Footballer of the Year.

Bransch participated in the Munich Olympics 1972, in which his East German team secured a bronze medal, and in the gold-medal winning Montreal Olympics 1976 side. He also played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

In total Bransch played 317 league games, scoring 43 goals.

Bransch (in white) takes a free-kick against the Netherlands at the 1974 World Cup.

References

1. Matthias Arnhold (16 March 2012). "Bernd Bransch - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
2. Matthias Arnhold (25 September 2004). "Bernd Bransch - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.