Roland Ducke
Encyclopedia
Roland Ducke was a German
football
player. His younger brother Peter
was also a successful footballer.
Ducke played almost whole his career for FC Carl Zeiss Jena
(1955–1971).
On the national level he played for East Germany national team
(37 matches/5 goals), he played for his national team from 1958 to 1967.
In 1970 he won the award for the GDR Footballer of the Year
.
Ducke died on 26 June 2005 of prostate cancer
.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. His younger brother Peter
Peter Ducke
Peter Ducke is a Sudeten German and a former East German football player. He was born in Bensen, Sudetenland, Germany during World War II. His older brother Roland was also a successful footballer....
was also a successful footballer.
Ducke played almost whole his career for FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss...
(1955–1971).
On the national level he played for East Germany national 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....
(37 matches/5 goals), he played for his national team from 1958 to 1967.
In 1970 he won the award for the GDR Footballer of the Year
German Footballer of the Year
The title Footballer of the Year has been awarded in Germany since 1960. In 1996 the title Women's Footballer of the Year was awarded for the first time. Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists and the publication Kicker...
.
Ducke died on 26 June 2005 of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
.