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Winfried Herz (born 11 May 1929) is a retired German football player.[1] He started his career with BSG KWU Erfurt (later renamed into Turbine and finally Rot-Weiß Erfurt) in East Germany, at the time one of the best sides in the country. In 1951 Herz fled into West Germany for political reasons,[2] where he joined Eintracht Braunschweig. Herz went on to play 10 seasons for Eintracht Braunschweig, until he retired in 1961.

Winfried Herz

Personal information
Full name	Winfried Herz
Date of birth	(1929-05-11) 11 May 1929 (age 93)
Place of birth	Erfurt, Germany
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	SC Erfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1951	BSG KWU Erfurt	43	(25)
1951–1961	Eintracht Braunschweig	171	(67)
National team
1953	West Germany Amateur	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herz also represented East Germany several times during the early 1950s. However, since those games were played before the East German Football Association became a FIFA member in 1952, they are not considered official internationals.

Honours

Club

• DDR-Oberliga runner-up: 1950-51
• Soviet Zone championship runner-up: 1948-49
• FDGB-Pokal runner-up: 1949-50

References

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