Klaus Selignow

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Klaus "Selle" Selignow (born August 12, 1932 in Babelsberg ; † June 18, 2015 in Potsdam ) was a German football player, actor and filmmaker. In the 1950s he played for the BSG Märkische Volksstimme / Rotation Babelsberg in the GDR Oberliga , the top division in GDR football . He then worked as a prop master and set designer for film.

Athletic career

Until 1950 Klaus "Selle" Selignow was a young player in the company sports association (BSG) Märkische Volksstimme Babelsberg. In 1949 he was the Brandenburg state champion with the junior team , and in 1950 he was GDR junior runner-up. On the last day of the GDR Oberliga season 1950/51 he played his first first division game in the encounter VfB Pankow - BSG Rotation Babelsberg (2: 6, formerly BSG MV), in which he also scored his first goal. In the two following seasons he increased his stakes continuously until he was finally a regular player in the season 1953/54 with 25 nominations in 28 played league games. With his thirteen goals, he was also the top scorer in Babelsberg together with Johannes Schöne . He was also the best scorer in the BSG rotation in the following three seasons. In March 1954 Selignow was included in the preparatory squad of the GDR national team for an international match against Romania, but never came to official international appearances. After the last league game in the BSG Rotation Babelsberg in the 1954/55 season, Selignow and his teammates Schöne were delegated to the main club of the Rotation sports association , the SC Rotation Leipzig . There both played the last league game for Leipzig and each scored a goal in the 3-5 defeat at Motor Zwickau . In August 1955, both players returned to the Babelsberg BSG. In the fall of 1955, a transition round was held in all classes in GDR football in order to be able to play in a calendar year rhythm from 1956 onwards. Thirteen games were played in the major league. Selignow completed all the matches and was top scorer in the upper league transition round with twelve goals. In 1956 he played a full season for the last time and with his again twelve goals was Babelsberg's top scorer for the last time. In 1957 he played only eleven games of the 26 league games, and in 1958 only nine games. The 1958 season also meant the descent of the BSG rotation from the Oberliga to the GDR league . In the 1959 league season, the 27-year-old Selignow was not used in the league games, in 1960 he played three league games and scored two more goals. At the beginning of 1961, GDR football returned to the summer-spring game rhythm. At the same time, the first soccer team of the BSG Rotation Babelsberg was transferred to the newly founded SC Potsdam . Selignow was not taken into account, he continued to play for the BSG rotation, which was represented with its former 2nd team in the third-class 2nd GDR league . With her (renamed BSG DEFA in 1969) he was active as a football player until the 1970s. Klaus Selignow played 140 championship games in the major league within eight seasons and was successful with 48 goals.

Further career

As early as 1956, he appeared in the soccer film Three Girls in the Endgame . After his sporting career, the trained baker was trained as a prop master at the Babelsberg film studios. He then worked for DEFA until his retirement.

He died after a long illness.

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personal data
SURNAME Selignow, Klaus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Selignow, Selle (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soccer player, actor and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Babelsberg
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 2015
Place of death Potsdam