Henning Frenzel

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 Henning Frenzel played with SC Rotation Leipzig, later renamed SC Leipzig and 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. In 1976 he helped Leipzig to win the East German Cup. In East Germany’s Oberliga he appeared in 420 matches, scoring 152 goals.

Internationally Frenzel was on the East German national team from 1961-72 in 56 matches (19 goals). With the East German Olympic team he played 15 matches and scored eight goals from 1964-71. After his active career Frenzel became a soccer coach until Germany’s reunification. He then worked as a haulage contractor.