As the East German national team won the inter-national qualification matches in 1963 against the West German amateur national team by a 3-0 win in Leipzig and a 2-1 loss in Hannover, the German Olympic team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics was an East German one. The team won the bronze medal, beating Egypt, 3-1.
Forward Wolfgang Barthels played with BSG Einheit Rostock, renamed SC Empor Rostock in 1954, which became FC Hansa Rostock ten years later. He played 221 matches in East Germany’s Oberliga with Rostock and scored 45 goals. Internationally he represented East Germany’s Olympic team in three matches (one goal) and the national team in two games (two goals). After his active career Barthels worked as a sports teacher and youth coach in Rostock.
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