Jürgen Pommerenke
German footballer
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Jürgen Pommerenke (born 22 January 1953) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Date of birth
22 January 1953
Place of birth
Wegeleben, East Germany
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position
Midfielder
![](#/media/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-P0824-0016,_Jürgen_Pommerenke_"Fußballer_des_Jahres".jpg) Pommerenke in 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 January 1953 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wegeleben, East Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1967 | Aufbau-Traktor Wegeleben | |||||||||||||
| 1967–1970 | 1. FC Magdeburg | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1970–1985 | 1. FC Magdeburg[1] | 301 | (82) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1983 | East Germany[2] | 53 | (3) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | 1. FC Magdeburg | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Pommerenke played his entire professional career for 1. FC Magdeburg, though he began his career as a youngster with BSG Traktor Wegeleben.[3]
At international level he received 53 caps for the East Germany national team, scoring three goals, and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He earned an additional four caps[4] for East Germany playing in the 1972 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.
In 1975, he won the award for the GDR Footballer of the Year.[5]
