Peter Sykora (footballer)
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Peter Sykora is a former East German association football player who spent the majority of his career with F.C. Hansa Rostock.
Until 1965, Sykora played for TSG Wismar, joining the club aged 12. Here he played ten matches in East Germany's second-tier DDR-Liga
. Together with his Wismar teammate Klaus-Peter Stein Sykora celebrated his greatest success, winning the title at the UEFA junior tournament
in West Germany in 1965. The East German team beat Portugal, Austria, the Netherlands and Czechoslovakia to advance to the final where the underdogs beat England 3–2 in front of 18,000 spectators in Essen
. Between 1964 and 1965 Sykora played in 8 matches with the East German Under-18 national team, until 1969 in another 15 matches for the Under-23 national team.
In 1965 Sykora was delegated to the regional footballing center, SC Empor Rostock. His first DDR-Oberliga
match was a 4–0 away win at 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig on day 7 of the 1965-66 season as a center back. Soon thereafter the football department of SC Empor was formed into the football club
F.C. Hansa Rostock. Altogether, Sykora played in 12 Oberliga matches in his first season. The following season, he played in 15 Oberliga matches and in the FDGB-Pokal final against BSG Motor Zwickau
, losing 0-3. After a manager change for the 1967-68 season, Sykora found himself largely sidelined, playing in only 4 matches in the Oberliga and the rest of the season in the reserve team. In consequence, he transferred to 1. FC Magdeburg
at the end of the season.
His first season with his new club ended with Sykora's only senior club title when he won the 1969 FDGB-Pokal final
against FC Karl-Marx-Stadt
on 1 June 1969. Sykora also appeared in 16 league matches, increasing that number to 23 in the following season. Despite having become a first team regular, he decided to return to Rostock for the 1970-71 season. Aside from three matches in the DDR-Oberliga, he almost exclusively played in the reserves again, for a totl of 18 DDR-Liga
matches. After his military service
, during which he played for army sports club Vorwärts Perleberg, Sykora finally became a regular at Rostock, but had to spend two seasons in the second-tier DDR-Liga when the club was relegated in 1975 and 1977, respectively.
Towards the end of his career Sykora played another five years for BSG
Schiffahrt und Hafen Rostock in the DDR-Liga. Later he managed Schwaaner Eintracht in the Bezirksklasse Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
.
Until 1965, Sykora played for TSG Wismar, joining the club aged 12. Here he played ten matches in East Germany's second-tier DDR-Liga
DDR-Liga
The DDR-Liga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the second level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Bundesliga in West Germany.-1950-1955:The league was established with two divisions of ten teams each in 1950...
. Together with his Wismar teammate Klaus-Peter Stein Sykora celebrated his greatest success, winning the title at the UEFA junior tournament
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955...
in West Germany in 1965. The East German team beat Portugal, Austria, the Netherlands and Czechoslovakia to advance to the final where the underdogs beat England 3–2 in front of 18,000 spectators in Essen
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
. Between 1964 and 1965 Sykora played in 8 matches with the East German Under-18 national team, until 1969 in another 15 matches for the Under-23 national team.
In 1965 Sykora was delegated to the regional footballing center, SC Empor Rostock. His first 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...
match was a 4–0 away win at 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig on day 7 of the 1965-66 season as a center back. Soon thereafter the football department of SC Empor was formed into the football club
Football club (GDR)
Football club was a designation for the elite football teams in the GDR . They were formed in the mid-1960s as centers of high-level football....
F.C. Hansa Rostock. Altogether, Sykora played in 12 Oberliga matches in his first season. The following season, he played in 15 Oberliga matches and in the FDGB-Pokal final against BSG Motor Zwickau
FSV Zwickau
FSV Zwickau is a German association football club located in Zwickau, Saxony. Today's club claims as part of its complex heritage sides that were East Germany's first champions: 1948 Ostzone winners SG Planitz and 1950 DDR-Oberliga champions ZSG Horch Zwickau.-History:In addition to the earliest...
, losing 0-3. After a manager change for the 1967-68 season, Sykora found himself largely sidelined, playing in only 4 matches in the Oberliga and the rest of the season in the reserve team. In consequence, he transferred to 1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...
at the end of the season.
His first season with his new club ended with Sykora's only senior club title when he won the 1969 FDGB-Pokal final
FDGB-Pokal 1968–69
The 1968-69 season saw the 18th competition for the FDGB-Pokal, the East German national football cup.The first round was competed with 46 teams: 15 Bezirkspokal winners , 29 teams from the DDR-Liga and the two teams relegated from the DDR-Oberliga in the previous season. BSG Chemie Premnitz, a...
against FC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Chemnitzer FC
Chemnitzer FC is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1933 in 1933 after the collapse of former Chemnitzer BC 1899....
on 1 June 1969. Sykora also appeared in 16 league matches, increasing that number to 23 in the following season. Despite having become a first team regular, he decided to return to Rostock for the 1970-71 season. Aside from three matches in the DDR-Oberliga, he almost exclusively played in the reserves again, for a totl of 18 DDR-Liga
DDR-Liga
The DDR-Liga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the second level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Bundesliga in West Germany.-1950-1955:The league was established with two divisions of ten teams each in 1950...
matches. After his military service
Military service
Military service, in its simplest sense, is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary draft . Some nations require a specific amount of military service from every citizen...
, during which he played for army sports club Vorwärts Perleberg, Sykora finally became a regular at Rostock, but had to spend two seasons in the second-tier DDR-Liga when the club was relegated in 1975 and 1977, respectively.
Towards the end of his career Sykora played another five years for BSG
Betriebssportgemeinschaft (GDR)
A Betriebssportgemeinschaft was an organizational form of sports clubs in East Germany.After World War II, the Allied Control Commission had dissolved all existing sports structures, including the dissolution of all existing sports clubs on the basis of directive 23, dated 17 December 1945. This...
Schiffahrt und Hafen Rostock in the DDR-Liga. Later he managed Schwaaner Eintracht in the Bezirksklasse Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Bezirksklasse
The Bezirksliga, Bezirksklasse or Landesklasse is the 8th tier of football in Germany. The Bezirksliga exists in all regions of German football. Below the Bezirksliga usually ranks the Kreisliga...
.
Honors
- UEFA junior tournamentUEFA European Under-19 Football ChampionshipThe European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955...
: 1- Winner 1965
- FDGB-Pokal (Youth): 2
- Winner 1962, 1963
- FDGB-Pokal: 1
- Winner 1969FDGB-Pokal 1968–69The 1968-69 season saw the 18th competition for the FDGB-Pokal, the East German national football cup.The first round was competed with 46 teams: 15 Bezirkspokal winners , 29 teams from the DDR-Liga and the two teams relegated from the DDR-Oberliga in the previous season. BSG Chemie Premnitz, a...
- Runner-up 1967
- Winner 1969