Olaf Seier

Olaf Seier
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-11-25) November 25, 1958
Place of birth Rostock, Bezirk Rostock, East Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1970-1972 SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte
1972-1980 BFC Dynamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980-1983 BFC Dynamo 35 (4)
1983-1991 1. FC Union Berlin 196 (40)
1991-1994 Caracas Fútbol Club
1994-1995 1. FC Lübars
1995-1997 SV Preußen Berlin
1997-1998 Weißenseer FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:55, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Olaf Seier (born November 25, 1958) is a German retired football player who became famous as a midfielder for 1. FC Union Berlin during the 1980s.

Career

Olaf Seier, nicknamed "Leo" due to his long lion-like hair, started playing fotball with the Rostock based football club SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte (now named Polizei SV Rostock) in 1970. He then joined the youth academy of BFC Dynamo, where he achieved to become part of the first team and made his debut in the DDR-Oberliga. Until his last season with BFC Dynamo in 1983 he played 35 games, in which he shot four goals and took part in 4 European Cup matches. With BFC Dynamo Berlin he won the DDR-Oberliga three times.

After the unsatisfying season of 1982/1983 (he didn't play a derby) he transferred to 1. FC Union Berlin. Although his last team was the traditional arch-enemy of his new squad, he slowly became popular among his new fans. Already during his first days with Union he dominated the way the team played. This season was marked by bad luck for Union Berlin, and the team was relegated.

Just one year later the team was able to be part of the Oberliga again and placed at 12.

In 1994, as the new season was about to begin, he returned home and played for the Berlin club 1. FC Lübars.[1]

References
  1. „Stadiongeflüster“ Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Article in the Berlin-based daily newspaper Berliner Zeitung, of the 20th of December 1995.
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