Damian Halata (born 8 August 1962) is a German former professional
football
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player and manager. Born in Poland, he represented the
East Germany national team internationally.
Club career
Halata was born in
Świętochłowice
Świętochłowice (; german: Schwientochlowitz; szl, Świyntochłowice) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is also the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union metropolis, with a population of 2 million, a ...
,
Silesia
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, Poland. He spent his senior career at two clubs, playing 267
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga (English: ''East German Premier League'' or ''GDR Premier League'') was the top-level association football league in East Germany.
Overview
Following World War II, separate sports competitions emerged in the occupied eastern ...
matches for
1. FC Magdeburg (1975–1988) and
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (1988–91). He also appeared in 14 matches on the European level for the two clubs.
In October 1988, Halata managed to score five goals in one game against
BSG Sachsenring Zwickau. After qualifying for
2. Bundesliga with Lok Leipzig, Halata suffered an injury in the first match of the
1991–92 season that ended his playing career.
International career
Halata played four matches for
East Germany
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, scoring once. As part of East Germany's Olympic team he qualified for the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
, but did not participate in the Games, due to the
Soviet-led boycott. Altogether, Halata appeared in 30 matches with the Olympic squad during qualification.
Managerial career
After his playing career, Halata became assistant manager of