Andreas Trautmann (born 21 May 1959) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. Trautmann spent much of his career with Dynamo Dresden, for whom he played 270 games in the

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(the third most for the club, behind

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and

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, respectively). During this time he earned 14 caps for

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, and won the silver medal at the 1980 Olympics. After

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, Trautmann moved west, joining

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alongside teammates Matthias Döschner and Hans-Uwe Pilz, but it did not work out, and he was back at Dynamo Dresden within six months. He played out his career across town with Dresdner SC, before retiring in 1994.

Honours

: 1978, 1989, 1990 * FDGB Pokal: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990

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* * * 1959 births Living people Footballers from Dresden People from Bezirk Dresden German men's footballers East German men's footballers Dynamo Dresden players SC Fortuna Köln players Dresdner SC players DDR-Oberliga players East Germany men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Olympic footballers for East Germany Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze {{germany-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub