Siegmar Wätzlich

East German footballer (1947-2019)

Siegmar Wätzlich (16 November 1947 – 18 April 2019) was a German footballer. He was born in Rammenau, East Germany. He played for Dynamo Dresden from 1965 to 1975 and for the East German national team from 1972 to 1975. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Siegmar Wätzlich
Personal information
Full name Siegmar Wätzlich
Date of birth (1947-11-16)16 November 1947
Place of birth Rammenau, Allied-occupied Germany
Date of death 18 April 2019(2019-04-18) (aged 71)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1965 SG Rammenau
1965–1966 SG Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1975 SG Dynamo Dresden 156 (10)
National team
1972–1975 East Germany 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Olympic medal record
Representing  East Germany
Men’s Football
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team Competition

Wätzlich died on 18 April 2019 in Dresden, Germany at the age of 71.[1]

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