Bernd Bransch

Bernd Bransch (born 24 September 1944 in Halle) is a former footballer from East Germany. Bransch began his sporting career as a youngster at BSG Motor Halle-Süd. From 1954 onwards, the son of a locksmith played throughout his career for SC Chemie Halle in its varying incarnations – except for the 1973/74 season, in which he played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena.[1] In 1968 and 1974 he was honoured as East German Footballer of the Year. Bransch participated in the Munich Olympics 1972, in which his East German team secured a bronze medal, and in the gold-medal winning Montreal Olympics 1976 side.[2] He also played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[3] In total Bransch played 317 league games, scoring 43 goals.