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Gert Brauer
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Personal information
Date of birth (1955-09-07)7 September 1955
Place of birth Ronneburg, East Germany
Date of death 1 January 2018(2018-01-01) (aged 62)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
0000–1970 Wismut Gera
1970–1973 Carl Zeiss Jena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1987 Carl Zeiss Jena 253 (9)
Total 253 (9)
National team
1979–1980 East Germany 4 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gert Brauer (born September 7, 1955 – died January 2018) was a German footballer. A footballer is a person who plays football, also known as soccer. Gert Brauer played as a defender. This means his main job was to stop the other team from scoring goals.

Gert Brauer's Football Journey

Gert Brauer was a talented football player from East Germany. He spent most of his career playing for one main club. He also had the chance to play for his country.

Playing for Clubs

Gert Brauer played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena for many years. He was with this club from 1973 to 1987. During his time there, he played in 253 matches. He even scored 9 goals, which is good for a defender!

He played in 270 matches in the DDR-Oberliga. This was the top football league in East Germany. Playing so many games shows how important he was to his team.

Playing for His Country

Gert Brauer also played for the East Germany national football team. This means he represented his country in international matches. He played in four matches for East Germany.

Three of these four matches were part of the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying. This was a series of games to decide which teams would play in the main UEFA European Championship tournament in 1980. It's a big competition for European national teams.

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