Peter Ducke
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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.
Ducke played most of his career for FC Carl Zeiss Jena
(1959–1977). On the national level he played for East Germany national team
(68 matches/15 goals), and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
. In 1971 he won the award for the GDR Footballer of the Year
.
but Roland was born there in 1934, while it was part of Czechoslovakia
, but Peter was born there while it was part of Sudetenland, Germany
during World War II
. Their hometown is now, however, known as Benešov nad Ploučnicí
, Czech Republic
. After the Second World War Ducke's family left their home in Sudetenland to settle in Schönebeck
near Magdeburg
, Germany.
Following both his father and his three brothers into football Ducke began his career in 1950 for a Betriebssportgemeinschaft (Company sports community) Schönebecker SV 1861 whose first Men's team played in the Saxony-Anhalt league.
In 1957, his older brother Roland went to play for DDR-Oberliga
in the FC Carl Zeiss Jena league and was able to take his 16-year-old brother Peter with him. Ducke failed to impress the team during training camp and was sent home.
In Duckes' career with Jena, and later as FC Carl Zeiss Jena, he was a three time East German champion and cup winner. As a center forward on the team Ducke, within 18 years, scored 153 goals which was a significant contribution to their success. He ranks third in scoring for the East German Oberliga.
From 1960 to 1964 and again in 1969 Ducke was the top goal scorer for Jena and in 1963 he was top scorer in the league with 19 goals. This led the league coaches, in a survey by the newspaper Deutsches Sportecho, to nominate Ducke as the best striker of the 1962/63 season. His league career would have been more successful had it not been for serious leg injuries in 1966 and a meniscus
injury in 1974.
A ten week suspension for his outburst during the 1-2 loss to SC Magdeburg during the 1965 Cup Final contributed to the fact that Ducke, with 352 point games, only ranks in twelfth place on the list of league games played. His emotional temperament brought a large number of game ejections and match suspensions.
Despite his skill, his spectacular play and despite being a fan favorite in the GDR he was given the nickname Schwarzer Peter (Black Peter). In 1965 he was an athlete of the year award in 1971 as a footballer of the year. He ended his career at the conclusion of the 1976-77 season.
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. He was born in Bensen
Benešov nad Ploucnicí
Benešov nad Ploučnicí is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It is the birthplace of German footballers Peter and Roland Ducke....
, Sudetenland
Sudetenland
Sudetenland is the German name used in English in the first half of the 20th century for the northern, southwest and western regions of Czechoslovakia inhabited mostly by ethnic Germans, specifically the border areas of Bohemia, Moravia, and those parts of Silesia being within Czechoslovakia.The...
, Germany during World War II. His older brother Roland
Roland Ducke
Roland Ducke was a German football player. His younger brother Peter was also a successful footballer....
was also a successful footballer.
Ducke played most of 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...
(1959–1977). 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....
(68 matches/15 goals), and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
. In 1971 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...
.
Early life
Peter Ducke and his brother Roland were both born in BensenBenešov nad Ploucnicí
Benešov nad Ploučnicí is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It is the birthplace of German footballers Peter and Roland Ducke....
but Roland was born there in 1934, while it was part of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, but Peter was born there while it was part of Sudetenland, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Their hometown is now, however, known as Benešov nad Ploučnicí
Benešov nad Ploucnicí
Benešov nad Ploučnicí is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It is the birthplace of German footballers Peter and Roland Ducke....
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. After the Second World War Ducke's family left their home in Sudetenland to settle in Schönebeck
Schönebeck
Schönebeck is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, approx. 14 km southeast of Magdeburg.-International relations:Schönebeck is twinned with:...
near Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
, Germany.
Following both his father and his three brothers into football Ducke began his career in 1950 for a Betriebssportgemeinschaft (Company sports community) Schönebecker SV 1861 whose first Men's team played in the Saxony-Anhalt league.
In 1957, his older brother Roland went to play for 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...
in the FC Carl Zeiss Jena league and was able to take his 16-year-old brother Peter with him. Ducke failed to impress the team during training camp and was sent home.
DDR-Oberliga
Only after convincing performances in five international matches with the East German youth team from 1959 to 1960 was Jena interested in Ducke. He moved to SC Motor Jena for the start of the 1959 season. In just his second season in the league he was achieving success. On October 7, 1960, he took his team to a 3-2 victory over F.C. Hansa Rostock win the FDGB-Pokal. With his two goals he was instrumental in his team's success. With that cup victory Jena laid the foundation for a successful era which lasted over 20 years.In Duckes' career with Jena, and later as FC Carl Zeiss Jena, he was a three time East German champion and cup winner. As a center forward on the team Ducke, within 18 years, scored 153 goals which was a significant contribution to their success. He ranks third in scoring for the East German Oberliga.
From 1960 to 1964 and again in 1969 Ducke was the top goal scorer for Jena and in 1963 he was top scorer in the league with 19 goals. This led the league coaches, in a survey by the newspaper Deutsches Sportecho, to nominate Ducke as the best striker of the 1962/63 season. His league career would have been more successful had it not been for serious leg injuries in 1966 and a meniscus
Meniscus (anatomy)
In anatomy, a meniscus is a crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure that, in contrast to articular disks, only partly divides a joint cavity. In humans it is present in the knee, acromioclavicular, sternoclavicular, and temporomandibular joints; in other organisms they may be present in other...
injury in 1974.
A ten week suspension for his outburst during the 1-2 loss to SC Magdeburg during the 1965 Cup Final contributed to the fact that Ducke, with 352 point games, only ranks in twelfth place on the list of league games played. His emotional temperament brought a large number of game ejections and match suspensions.
Despite his skill, his spectacular play and despite being a fan favorite in the GDR he was given the nickname Schwarzer Peter (Black Peter). In 1965 he was an athlete of the year award in 1971 as a footballer of the year. He ended his career at the conclusion of the 1976-77 season.