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Bernd Jakubowski

Bernd Jakubowski
Jakubowski in 1971
Personal information
Full name Bernd Jakubowski
Date of birth (1952-12-10)10 December 1952
Place of birth Rostock, East Germany
Date of death 25 July 2007(2007-07-25) (aged 54)
Place of death Dresden, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1961–1970 Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1971 Hansa Rostock II
1971–1976 Hansa Rostock 36+ (0)
1976–1986 Dynamo Dresden 183 (0)
1986–1987 Dynamo Dresden II
International career
1980 East Germany Olympic 1 (0)
Managerial career
1989 Dynamo Dresden II
1989 TSG Meißen
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernd Jakubowski (10 December 1952 – 25 July 2007) was an East German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Career

Jakubowski began his career with Hansa Rostock, but moved to Dynamo Dresden in 1970, where he would spend the remainder of his career. His move to Dresden was allegedly not entirely voluntary. He allegedly had to choose between military service or playing for Dynamo Dresden.[2] Initially he was the reserve keeper in Dresden, understudying Claus Boden, but he eventually took over the number 1 shirt, and he went on to play 183 games in the DDR-Oberliga, and 31 more in Europe.

The bitterest moment of Jakubowski's career was perhaps a Cup Winners' Cup tie against western neighbours Bayer Uerdingen. Dynamo were leading in the first half, but a tackle from Wolfgang Funkel caused Jakubowski to be taken off with injury. His replacement, Jens Ramme, conceded six goals in the second half, and Dynamo were out.

Jakubowski won the silver medal as part of the East German team at the 1980 Olympics. He wasn't the first choice goalkeeper but played one match in the group stage during the Moscow Games.

After his retirement he continued to work for Dynamo Dresden in various roles, including Director of Football and Assistant Manager. He died in 2007 in Dresden.

References

  1. ^ "Rückpass: Hansa-Geschichte(n): "Ab sofort Blut am Schuh!"" [Pass back: Hansa Story(s): "From now on blood on your shoe!"]. fc-hansa.de (in German). F.C. Hansa Rostock. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ Ruf, Christian (6 December 2019). "Was ein echter Dynamo-Dresden-Fan wissen muss: 101 schwarz-gelbe Momente in Buchform". Sportbuzzer (in German). Hannover: Sportbuzzer GmbH. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.