Jörg Stübner (23 July 1965 – 24 June 2019) was a German professional

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who amassed 47 international caps for

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Biography

Stübner began his career with BSG Motor Halle in 1973 then chose "his"

SG Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...

" over

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in 1979, where he was called "Stübs" by fans and teammates, scoring 14 goals in 182 league appearances. Stübner was twice

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champion with the Dresden club, in 1989 and 1990, and three-time

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winner in 1984, 1985 and 1990. In 1988–89 season, Dynamo reached the semi-finals of the

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, where they were beaten by

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. In total, Stübner played in 29 European games with the club, scoring two goals. During his youth years, Stübner won the

Student championship 1978–79 with

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, beating 5–0

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at the final in

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. Then in July, he participated in VII.Kinder- und Jugendspartakiade 1979 Berlin, where Sven Förster and

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(Dynamo Dresden),

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(

), Heiko Bonan (

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) too participated in. At the final on 28 July, Stübner, playing as a centre forward, and his teammates beat FC Vorwärts Frankfurt / Oder with his only goal of the match (45.).

received the gold medal. Under

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and Dieter Riedel, he also received the silver medal of Junior championship 1982–83. With East Germany Junior team, he participated in

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. At the quarterfinal, Günter Rosenthal's

met

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. During this period, Stübner has established himself as a midfielder more than a forward. His first appearance for

was at the first matchday of the season 1983–84, Chemie Leipzig 1–1

where he played for 90 minutes. He scored 2–1 lead goal (59.) at the 1984

final on 8 June 1985, in full-filled Belin

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. Hans-Jürgen Dörner took the free kick,

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made a pass with header,

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touched and 19-year-old Stübner decided.

celebrated their seventh, and twice in a row victory over same

. Then in 1990, he scored again for his

at the

final on 2 June 1990, the victory brought the club their third "double". He made his debut to the European field at the match against

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for the

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. Two weeks later, on 3 October 1984, he scored his first goal for European matches which is 3–0 goal (58.) for

4–1

. He played 29 matches in total where he met clubs like

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and

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. Jörg Stübner played in 47 games for

, being the 22nd of the most capped players in the East German football history. He made his debut during a World-Cup qualification match against

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on 17 November 1984 in

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. On 11 September 1985,

met

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in floodlighted Zentralstadion for their sixth qualifying match of the

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, where Stübner, number 6, killed

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for 90 minutes.

jubilated the 2–1 victory over The

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champion, with "78000" spectators. His final game came on 12 September 1990 in a 2–0 win over

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in Brussels – the last game ever played by East Germany. As well as 30 friendly matches, Stübner also played in 12

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and 5

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qualifying matches. His only goal was scored on 13 April 1988 in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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in Deveti Septemvri. After the political change,

faced financial difficulties under the guidance of experts from ex-West Germany, players had to lose the support from the club and Stübner was not an exception. Stübner played five

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matches with

. For

, being a defensive midfielder, he played 249 matches in total and scored 24 goals. From 1993, he played for

FC Sachsen Leipzig FC Sachsen Leipzig was a German football club from the Leutzsch district of Leipzig, Saxony. The club continued the traditions of BSG Chemie Leipzig. The club officially dissolved in 2011. Although several successor sides were established, on ...

under former

and

trainer Ede Geyer, then 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04, VfL Pirna-Copitz and VfB Sangerhausen, never made an appearance for the Germany national team. He gradually having financial and health problems, then had to fight against also tabloids. During

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in November 2003 at

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion is a stadium in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. It is named after athlete Rudolf Harbig and is the current home of Dynamo Dresden. It also hosts fixtures of the Germany national football team, German national team on an irregular ...

, Stübner scored his last goal in the stadium he spent so much of his career. Lots of friends and football fans mourned his death. Stübner was recovering and frequently seen in

for

's home matches. Ulf Kirsten posted to his Twitter saying "The fate of "Stübs" has accompanied many fans for years and left no one untouched. A sad day for all of us!"

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stubner, Jorg 1965 births 2019 deaths German men's footballers East German men's footballers East Germany men's international footballers Dynamo Dresden players FC Sachsen Leipzig players DDR-Oberliga players Bundesliga players Men's association football midfielders 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04 players Sportspeople from Freiberg Footballers from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt