Günter Fronzeck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Günter Fronzeck

East German footballer

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1937

Place of Birth: Germany

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Günter Fronzeck

  • Günter Fronzeck, born 29 September 1937, is a former association football player who played for 1.
  • FC Magdeburg and predecessor SC Aufbau Magdeburg in East Germany's top flight, the DDR-Oberliga.
  • He won three national cup titles with his team. Defender and defensive midfielder Fronzeck joined Oberliga side SC Aufbau in 1963, almost 26 years old.
  • He had played for the second-biggest football force in the city, BSG Turbine Magdeburg, beginning play in the fourth tier Bezirksliga Magdeburg.
  • During his time there, Turbine won promotion to the third-tier 2nd DDR-Liga in 1959, and the second-tier DDR-Liga in 1962. Fronzeck had his greatest success with his new club, though.
  • At the end of his first season Fronzeck played in the final of the FDGB-Pokal, East German's national cup competition.
  • Playing as a left midfielder, he helped his team beat favorites SC Leipzig 3–2.
  • One year later, the Magdeburg side reached the final again, beating SC Motor Jena 2–1, with Fronzeck playing center back.
  • After an unsuccessful 1965–66 season that ended in the club's relegation, Fronzeck had to play in the second-tier DDR-Liga again.
  • He appeared in 26 of the 30 matches and saw his team return to the Oberliga immediately.
  • After a respectable third place in the 1967–68 season and a successful 1968–69 season that saw the club fight for the championship until the final matchday — Magdeburg finished third again — Fronzeck won his final title.
  • 1.
  • FC Magdeburg beat FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 4–0 to win their third FDGB-Pokal, with Fronzeck filling the rightback position.By winning the cup, Magdeburg had qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as well.
  • During Fronzeck's time, the club played thirteen matches on European level, with Fronzeck appearing in ten of them.
  • The club went furthest in the 1965-66 season when they met holders West Ham United in the quarter-finals.
  • Fronzeck played in both matches that saw Magdeburg eliminated 1–2 on aggregate.When 34-year-old Fronzeck ended his active career after the 1971–72 season, he had played in 201 competitive matches for SC Aufbau and 1.
  • FC Magdeburg.
  • Among those were 137 Oberliga matches and 28 FDGB-Pokal matches.
  • As he was a defensive player, he only scored 8 goals.

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