East German coaching mastermind Buschner dies at 81 Georg Buschner, the man who guided East Germany to Olympic soccer gold and masterminded one of the most famous victories of all time, has died at the age of 81, his old club Carl Zeiss Jena reported on Monday. BERLIN, Feb 12 m/Reuters) - Georg Buschner, the man who guided East Germany to Olympic soccer gold and masterminded one of the most famous victories of all time, has died at the age of 81, his old club Carl Zeiss Jena reported on Monday. Buschner was head coach of East Germany in over 100 full internationals from 1970 to 1981. Renowned for his steely approach to discipline, he led the team to a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich and to gold four years later in Montreal. He will always be remembered for inspiring East Germanys 1-0 win over West Germany in their historic World Cup meeting in 1974. Buschners side grabbed the win in the group stage thanks to the most famous goal in German soccer history, scored by Juergen Sparwasser 13 minutes from the end of a match played in front of 60,000 people at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg. It was the only full international meeting between the two Germanys. West Germany recovered from that defeat and won the tournament while East Germany were eliminated in the seconmd round. Despite his hard ways he was one of the best coaches I ever had, Sparwasser said in a report on the German Football Association website ( on Monday. He always demanded the best from his players. Ronaldo, Messi roll back the years in nine-goal thriller Both forwards get on the scoresheet as 10-man PSG earn a 5-4 win over the Riyadh Season Team Referees to explain VAR decisions to stadium and TV audiences Conversations between the referee and the VAR official would remain private, however, referees would have a microphone to explain the outcome Saudi Arabia set to profit from Ronaldo move: football finance expert The Portuguese superstars move to the Middle East could also set a precedent for more big names to arrive and impact the Saudi league just like Pele had done in the US (e Olise stunner earns Palace a draw againt United United controlled most of the second period but could not hang on as Olises superb left-footed free kick found the top corner in the 91st minute and led to a draw Bangabandhu comes home to his Bangladesh Happy New Year 2023! Embrace with love and gratitude Historys first Bengali government comes home Indias economic slowdown will dampen energy growth in 2023 (ผู้เขียน:admin) |