BERLIN (Reuters) – Hans-Juergen “Dixie” Doerner, a footballer dubbed the Franz Beckenbauer of former Communist East Germany, has died aged 70, his outdated membership Dynamo Dresden mentioned on Wednesday.
“With ‘Dixie’ Doerner, we’ve not solely misplaced the best participant within the membership’s historical past – we additionally misplaced an individual who conquered all of our hearts,” Holger Scholze, Dynamo Dresden president, mentioned in a press release.
Doerner made 558 appearances for the membership between 1969 and 1986, scoring 101 objectives. He was made captain in 1977 and led Dresden to their greatest seasons in Europe.
He additionally performed 100 video games for the previous East Germany, profitable Olympic gold with the aspect in 1976.
After German unification, Doerner turned the primary former East German to change into a coach for a Bundesliga membership – main Werder Bremen from 1996 to 1997.
(Reporting by Emma Thomasson, Editing by Miranda Murray and Hugh Lawson)
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