Otto Fräßdorf

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 and later defense Otto Fräßdorf played with ASK Vorwärts Berlin, winning the East German Championship in 1960, 1962, and 1965, and also the East German Cup in 1970. He appeared in 183 Oberliga matches and scored 31 goals. With Berlin he also played 21 European Cup matches and scored five goals.

From 1963-68 Fräßdorf earned 15 international caps and scored five goals. By profession, Fräßdorf was trained as a ship builder and then voluntarily entered the National People’s Army. After his active football (soccer) career he became a coach. After German reunification Fräßdorf worked as a taxi driver in Berlin.