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Is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was par

Is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored eleven goals.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschwei

Is a retired German football player. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig. As of February 2009, he works as a supervisor for the youth team of SV Werder Bremen.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is an Austrian football player who plays for SK Austria Kärnten.He formerly played for FC Blau-Weis

Is an Austrian football player who plays for SK Austria Kärnten.He formerly played for FC Blau-Weiss Linz and SV Pasching.

Is a former West German pair skater. With partner Margot Glockshuber, he is the 1968 Winter Olympics

Is a former West German pair skater. With partner Margot Glockshuber, he is the 1968 Winter Olympics bronze medalist. They are also the 1967 World and European silver medalists.

A former German football player.A trained metalworker, Dremmler was part of the West Germany team th

A former German football player.A trained metalworker, Dremmler was part of the West Germany team that reached the 1982 FIFA World Cup final against Italy at Santiago Bernabeu. Altogether he played in 310 Bundesliga matches (15 goals) for Eintracht Braunschweig and FC Bayern München, the club he joined in 1979 at the recommendation of Paul Breitner to win four Bundesliga and three German Cup trophies until his retirement due to a knee-injury in 1986. For West Germany he debuted on January 7, 1981 in a game against Brazil. In total he won 27 caps (3 goals) for his country.

A former German football player.Schooled on the goalkeeper position following a goalkeeper shortage

A former German football player.Schooled on the goalkeeper position following a goalkeeper shortage at TSG Ulm 1846 in the first phase of the 1960s, Fahrian had initially been a defender. Although impressive in his new role, his call-up by Sepp Herberger for the West Germany clash against Uruguay in April 1962 made a great stir due to the fact he was not a top-division player at that time. In the fixture he kept a clean sheet,

Is a retired Austrian football player.Feiersinger started his professional career in 1986 with Austr

Is a retired Austrian football player.Feiersinger started his professional career in 1986 with Austria Salzburg and stayed with them for 10 years, winning 2 league titles during the club's most successful period.[1] In 1994 he played with them in the UEFA Cup final against Inter Milan.

A German former footballer.

A German former footballer.

Was a German skier, coach and businessman, who represented Germany on the junior level in the 1980s.

Was a German skier, coach and businessman, who represented Germany on the junior level in the 1980s. He died of heart failure.

Was a German skier, coach and businessman, who represented Germany on the junior level in the 1980s.

Was a German skier, coach and businessman, who represented Germany on the junior level in the 1980s. He died of heart failure.

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of February 2009, he works as a scout for FC Baye

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of February 2009, he works as a scout for FC Bayern Munich. As a player, he spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig and FC Bayern Munich.

Was a German football player. He spent 12 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig.

Was a German football player. He spent 12 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Four years later he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls competition.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he was a crew member of the East German boat which finished fourth in the coxed pairs event.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Tampere.

Was a chess player.Heidenfeld was born in Berlin. He was forced to move from Germany to South Africa

Was a chess player.Heidenfeld was born in Berlin. He was forced to move from Germany to South Africa because he was a Jew. There, he won the South African Chess Championship eight times, and he represented South Africa in the Chess Olympiad in 1958. Besides chess-playing he was also a writer, door to door salesman, journalist, and designer of crossword puzzles. His hobbies were poker, bridge and collecting stamps as well as playing chess. During World War II he helped decode German messages for the Allies.

Is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hamburger SV. He wears the number

Is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hamburger SV. He wears the number 12. Hesl joined Hamburger SV in 2004 and was part of the club's first team since the beginning of the 2005-06 season.

Is an East German-German bobsledder who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing i

Is an East German-German bobsledder who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won six medals with two golds (Two-man: 1984, Four-man: 1984), three silvers (Two-man: 1988, Four-man: 1988, 1992), and one bron

Is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Hottenrott received a bronze medal in

Is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Hottenrott received a bronze medal in coxless pairs at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, as a member of the rowing team from West Germany.[1]

Is a German former footballer.

Is a German former footballer.

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Austrian team FC Magna Wr Neustadt in the Aus

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Austrian team FC Magna Wr Neustadt in the Austrian second division.

A former German football player whose resemblance to German actor and comedian Otto Waalkes[1] allow

A former German football player whose resemblance to German actor and comedian Otto Waalkes[1] allowed him to pick up minor roles in motion pictures and his referring nickname "Otto" as well.Kleff joined Borussia Mönchengladbach from amateur outfit VfL Schwerte, where he wasn't a regular starter, in 1968 to become the leading goalkeeper of the Bundesliga side until injuries forced him to lay-off periods in the late 1970s. From 1968 to 1976 he did not miss any domestic game of Borussia Mönchengladbach and was able to lift five Bundesliga (1970, 1971, 1975, 1976,

Is a retired West German triple jumper. His personal best jump was 17.12 metres, achieved in Septemb

Is a retired West German triple jumper. His personal best jump was 17.12 metres, achieved in September 1988 in Düsseldorf. This result places him ninth on the German all-time performers list, behind Ralf Jaros, Charles Friedek, Volker Mai, Dirk Gamlin, Peter Bouschen, Wolfgang Zinser, Jörg Drehmel and Jörg Elbe.[2]

Is an Austrian football goalkeeper, who played mostly for Admira Wacker and Austria Wien.Knaller sta

Is an Austrian football goalkeeper, who played mostly for Admira Wacker and Austria Wien.Knaller started his Austrian Football Bundesliga career with SV Spittal an der Drau in 1984 and has played professionally for over 20 years.