Bernd Schulz (born 12 February 1960) is a German former professional

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. Schulz joined the

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of BFC Dynamo in 1975 and made his professional debut for BFC in the 1979–80 season. He was part of the all-conquering team of the 1980s. He won nine consecutive East German titles, two Cups and the

DFV-Supercup The DFV-Supercup (also known as ''Pokal des Deutschen Sportechos'') was the super cup of East German football, played between the winners of the DDR-Oberliga and the FDGB-Pokal. History It was originally planned to start in 1988, but was postpo ...

between 1979 and 1989. He also won three caps for

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in 1984 and 1985, scoring one goal. He ended his career in 1993, having played for SG Bergmann-Borsig and

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. Schulz was at the centre of controversy in 1986, when, in the 95th minute of the championship-deciding game against

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, he earned questionable penalty kick after a challenge by Leipzig's Hans Richter. This led to the referee, Bernd Stumpf, receiving a ban, which had been a rarity in East German football until the mid-1980's. The penalty was proven correct by a new recording in 2000. The recording showed how Richter pushed Schulz with both hands in the penalty area.

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