Dieter Riedel
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Dieter Riedel is a German football player and coach. From 1995 to 1997, he was the chairman of Dynamo Dresden
.
Riedel, a strong dribbler standing only 1.70 m tall, began his career with BSG Stahl Gröditz. He joined Dynamo Dresden
in 1966, forming a legendary duo with Gerd Heidler
. Between 1967 and 1981, they played 230 DDR-Oberliga
matches and were responsible for 51 goals. In this time, the club won the GDR Master 5 times and the FDGB Cup twice. In his 54 matches for the FDGB Cup, Riedel scored 14 goals. He became scoring king of the DDR-Oberliga, with 9 in the 1978-79 season.
On September 20, 1967, Riedel scored his team's first goal in the Europacup, from a distance of 20 meters against the Glasgow Rangers in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
. In the European Cup competitions, he played in a total of 46 matches and scored 9 goals.
Up to 1978, Riedel played in four international matches for East Germany national football team
and was part of the team which won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal. In 1983, as an assistant of Klaus Sammer
, he took over Dynamo Dresden training. On 26 August 1995, after the arrest of Rolf Jürgen Otto, Riedel became president of the association. He remained in this office until September 2, 1997.
Riedel, who is by occupation toolmaker and teacher, has a wife and two children. He is at present a coach of BSC Freiberg and works in a middle school in Dresden as a sports teacher.
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
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Riedel, a strong dribbler standing only 1.70 m tall, began his career with BSG Stahl Gröditz. He joined Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
in 1966, forming a legendary duo with Gerd Heidler
Gerd Heidler
Gerd Heidler is a former football player for Dynamo Dresden where he played from 1962 until 1982, making 282 appearances. He won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He later worked as a coach.- References :...
. Between 1967 and 1981, they played 230 DDR-Oberliga
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
matches and were responsible for 51 goals. In this time, the club won the GDR Master 5 times and the FDGB Cup twice. In his 54 matches for the FDGB Cup, Riedel scored 14 goals. He became scoring king of the DDR-Oberliga, with 9 in the 1978-79 season.
On September 20, 1967, Riedel scored his team's first goal in the Europacup, from a distance of 20 meters against the Glasgow Rangers in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...
. In the European Cup competitions, he played in a total of 46 matches and scored 9 goals.
Up to 1978, Riedel played in four international matches for East Germany national football team
East Germany national football team
The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
and was part of the team which won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal. In 1983, as an assistant of Klaus Sammer
Klaus Sammer
Klaus Sammer is a German former footballer and coach. He spent the early part of his career with Stahl Gröditz and Einheit Dresden, before joining Dynamo Dresden, the club were he would spend the majority of his career, in 1965...
, he took over Dynamo Dresden training. On 26 August 1995, after the arrest of Rolf Jürgen Otto, Riedel became president of the association. He remained in this office until September 2, 1997.
Riedel, who is by occupation toolmaker and teacher, has a wife and two children. He is at present a coach of BSC Freiberg and works in a middle school in Dresden as a sports teacher.
External links
- Riedel playing his last professional game in Magdeburg, against Belgium
