Manfred Walter

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.

Libero Manfred Walter first played domestically with BSG Empor Wurzen before he moved to SC Lokomotive Leipzig and finally was assigned to BSG Chemie Leipzig. In 1964 he won the East German national title with Chemie Leipzig, and the East German Cup in 1966.

In total, Walter played 243 Oberliga matches and scored nine goals. Internationally he earned 16 caps with the East German national team, and also played nine matches with the Olympic team. After his retirement he worked as a team captain and youth coach in Leipzig. He also managed the maintenance of the stadium for some years.