60 years 1. FC Magdeburg: Memories of glorious times and heroes!

60 years 1. FC Magdeburg: Memories of glorious times and heroes!

Magdeburg, Deutschland - at the coming 22. December 2023 celebrates the 1. FC Magdeburg his 60th birthday and also reminds of significant events in club history, which are closely connected to the names of Jürgen Sparwasser and Manfred Zapf . Especially the anniversary of the first A-international game on 22. June 1969 in Ernst-Grube-Stadion took place, has an important place in the city's sporting memory.

Jürgen Sparwasser, born on 4. June 1948 in Halberstadt, his debut in the GDR national team celebrated exactly on this historically important day. Together with Zapf, he appeared in the encounter against Chile-and some other FCM players also knew each other from the ranks of the GDR selection. Magdeburg Football recalls that Sparwasser was the top scorer of the GDR league north in the season 1966/67 Impressive 22 hits.

a day to celebrate and remember

in the Hamburg people's park stadium occurred on 22. June 1974 The most famous encounter between the two German national teams. The decision -making game between the FRG and the DDR is viewed by many fans as a sporty highlight. Sparwasser scored in the 77. Minute The decisive goal, a hit that was not only celebrated in sports, but also politically exploited. The 1. FC Magdeburg emphasizes that this victory was celebrated in the GDR euphorically, while the FRG then had to survive a wave of the unexpected defeat and ultimately became world champion.

fgan's own FCM horizon, the successes under savings water and Zapf are still inseparable to this day with the identity of the association. From 1969 to 1979 the two players won several championship titles and trophies. In the year 1974 they crowned their career by winning the European Cup. Although they already won * 1972 * at the Olympic Games in Munich, the World Cup goal of Sparwasser against the FRG was the highlight of his career.

a legacy, that remains

But how is the legends of the FCM going? Wikipedia reports that Sparwasser after his active career, which ended with a 10-2 win against Chemie Böhlen, also worked as a trainer and in 1988 in Saarbrücken from the GDR. After his escape, he was involved in sports marketing and took over various management positions, among other things he was president of the association of contract football players.

As you can see, the story of the 1. FC Magdeburg is not only a number of sporting success, but also an important part of German football history. This legacy is on 22. December 2023 duly celebrated.