Gerd Backhaus (born 8 September 1942) is a German former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
striker.
In all his senior playing career Backhaus wore the jersey of
BSG Lokomotive Stendal.
He scored in each of his first two international appearances for
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
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Career statistics
International goals
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International career
1942 births
Living people
German men's footballers
East German men's footballers
East Germany men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Olympic footballers for the United Team of Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany
Olympic medalists in football
Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
DDR-Oberliga players
1. FC Lok Stendal players
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