Frank Lippmann (born 23 April 1961) is a German former
footballer
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who played as a
forward. He
defected
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from
East Germany
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to
West Germany
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after playing for
Dynamo Dresden
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against
Bayer Uerdingen
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History
The ...
in
a 1986 UEFA Cup match.
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
People from Bezirk Dresden
Footballers from Dresden
German footballers
East German footballers
East German defectors
Association football forwards
Bundesliga players
DDR-Oberliga players
Dynamo Dresden players
1. FC Nürnberg players
SV Waldhof Mannheim players
LASK players
SK Vorwärts Steyr players
Dresdner SC players
Dynamo Dresden non-playing staff
East German emigrants to West Germany
German expatriate footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate footballers in Austria
German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
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