Rudolf Hermsdorf

Rudolf Hermsdorf (born December 29, 1926 ) is a former German soccer player. For Turbine Erfurt he was active from 1952 to 1956 in the GDR Oberliga , the top division of GDR football .

Athletic career

Until 1952, Hermsdorf played for the Thuringian company sports association (BSG) unit Sonneberg in the third-class state league Thuringia. While still a Sonneberg player, he was appointed to the squad of the so-called core team, which was formed to prepare for the future GDR international matches.

For the 1952/53 season he moved to the GDR upper division Turbine Erfurt to replace the retired striker Helmut Lipper . Hermsdorf was used from the start in the league games and played both as a half right and half left attacker. When he had played eleven point games, he had to sideline for many weeks and only returned to the league team on matchday 18 and played nine of the ten outstanding games by the end of the season. He came up with seven point game goals. In 1953/54 Turbine Erfurt became GDR champion for the first time. Hermsdorf was involved with 25 of 28 played point games and five goals. Hermsdorf also played a decisive role in successfully defending his title in the 1954/55 season with his 24 stakes (out of 26) and three goals. In both seasons he had been used as a half-left striker.

In the fall of 1955, a transition round was carried out in GDR football, which served to change the rhythm of the game in the calendar year. Hermsdorf was used nine times in the 13 games of the top division round. Hermsdorf entered the game year 1956 at the age of 29. In the 13 point games of the first half of the season was each time in the Erfurt team, where he was alternately used as a center forward and in the half right attack. He only managed one championship goal.

Afterwards he was no longer used at Turbine Erfurt and after 91 league games with 16 goals he moved to BSG Motor Sonneberg (formerly BSG unit). In his previous place of work, he helped the Sonnebergers in 1958 to rise from the district league to the third-class II. GDR league . Hermsdorf was still active there for several years.

literature

• German sport echo : born 1952–1956. ISSN  0323-8628
• Hanns Leske : Encyclopedia of GDR football . Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-89533-556-3 , p. 205.
• Andreas Baingo, Michael Horn: The History of the GDR Oberliga. 2nd Edition. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2004, ISBN 3-89533-428-6 , pp. 47, 310.

Web links

• Rudolf Hermsdorf in the database of weltfussball.de