Günter Schröter

Günter Schröter (May 3, 1927 – February 10, 2016) was a German football player and coach who appeared in 39 matches for East Germany.[1][2] He began playing football at young age. He played his first fotoball match for the youth teams of Brandenburger BC. Schröter was drafted into the Wehrmacht before his 17th birthday. He was sent to participate in World War II as part the last contingent supposed to defend Germany. Schröter was captured by Allied forces in 1945 and sent to work underground in a Polish coal mine. He was released in 1948. Schröter then returned to football. He played for BSG Konsum Brandenburg before he joined SG Volkspolizei Potsdam in 1949.[3] Schröter was sent the sent to play for SV Deutsche Volkspolizei Dresden in 1950. He played as a forward for SG Dynamo Dresden from 1950 to 1954 and then for SC Dynamo Berlin from 1954 to 1963. He won the DDR-Oberliga in the 1952-53 season with SG Dynamo Dresden and the FDGB-Pokal in 1959 with SC Dynamo Berlin. After retiring from his playing career, Schröter continued as assistant coach for SC Dynamo Berlin from 1963 to 1965. He then became the assistant coach for BFC Dynamo in 1969. He was promoted to coach in 1972. He served as coach for one year.[4][5] Schröter then served as assistant coach of the reserve team. He was also a trainer in the youth academy of BFC Dynamo. Schröter was one of the trainers responsible for shaping stars like Andreas Thom.[3]

Günter Schröter
Schröter in 1957
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-05-03)May 3, 1927
Place of birth Brandenburg, Free State of Prussia, Germany
Date of death February 10, 2016(2016-02-10) (aged 88)
Place of death Berlin, Germany
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1937–1944 Brandenburger BC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1949 BSG Konsum Brandenburg
1949–1950 SV Deutsche Volkspolizei Potsdam
1950–1954 SG Dynamo Dresden
1954–1963 SC Dynamo Berlin 192 (68)
Total 335 (154)
National team
1952–1962 East Germany 39 (13)
Teams managed
1972–1973 BFC Dynamo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. Arnhold, Matthias (6 June 2008). "Günter Schröter - Goals in International Matches". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  2. Der Dribbelkönig ist tot
  3. Babenschneider, Jürgen (12 January 2009). "Dynamo voller Energie: Günter "Moppel" Schröter und die ersten internationalen Schritte des DDR-Fußballs". Fußball-Woche (de) (in German). Berlin: Fußball-Woche Verlags GmbH. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. "Günter Schröter". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. "BFC Dynamo. Kader Oberliga". dfb.de (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. n.d. Retrieved 11 April 2021.


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