Jürgen Nöldner
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Jürgen Nöldner is a German former footballer who was active in East Germany. He is the son of Erwin Nöldner, a resistance fighter killed by the Nazis in 1944.
. He was to spend his entire career with the club, even staying when it was moved to Frankfurt/Oder in 1971. During this time he was East German champion
five times, and won the Cup
in 1970. He also played internationally for East Germany
, winning 30 caps and scoring 16 goals, including a first minute goal against Austria
which was the fastest in the national team's history. He was part of the all-East German team that represented Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics
, winning the bronze medal
. In 1966 he was voted East German Footballer of the Year, and such was his reputation that he was nicknamed "the Puskas
of the DDR".
Playing career
Nöldner began his senior career in 1959, with Vorwärts BerlinFC Viktoria Frankfurt
Frankfurter FC Viktoria is a German association football club based in Frankfurt , Brandenburg. The club was originally founded in East Germany as the army club SV Vorwärts der HVA Leipzig in 1951 in the city of Leipzig.- History :One of the characteristics of East German football after World War...
. He was to spend his entire career with the club, even staying when it was moved to Frankfurt/Oder in 1971. During this time he was East German champion
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...
five times, and won the Cup
FDGB Pokal
The FDGB-Pokal was an elimination football tournament held annually in the former East Germany. It was the second most important national title in East German football after the DDR-Oberliga championship...
in 1970. He also played internationally for East Germany
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....
, winning 30 caps and scoring 16 goals, including a first minute goal against Austria
Austria national football team
The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
which was the fastest in the national team's history. He was part of the all-East German team that represented Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athletes from East Germany and West Germany competed together as the United Team of Germany for the last time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan...
, winning the bronze medal
Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on October 11 and ended on October 23. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested...
. In 1966 he was voted East German Footballer of the Year, and such was his reputation that he was nicknamed "the Puskas
Ferenc Puskás
Ferenc Puskás was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. He became Olympic champion in 1952 and was a World Cup finalist in 1954...
of the DDR".