Reinhard Lauck

Reinhard Lauck (16 September 1946 – 22 October 1997), often nicknamed Mäcki, was a German footballer who played as a midfielder.

Reinhard Lauck

Lauck in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-09-16)16 September 1946
Place of birth	Sielow [de], Cottbus, Brandenburg, Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Date of death	22 October 1997(1997-10-22) (aged 51)
Place of death	Berlin, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
1958–1960	SG Sielow
1960–1963	ASG Vorwärts Cottbus
1963–1965	SC Cottbus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1966	SC Cottbus	19	(8)
1966–1967	ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg
1967–1968	Energie Cottbus	17	(3)
1968–1973	Union Berlin	131	(21)
1973–1981	BFC Dynamo	152	(29)
International career
1975–1976	East Germany Olympic	7	(0)
1973–1977	East Germany	30	(3)
Medal record Representing  East Germany Summer Olympics 1976 Montreal Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Lauck played for Union Berlin (1968–1973) and BFC Dynamo (1973–1981) in more than 250 East German top-flight matches.^[1] Lauck was voted the 1974 and 1976 BFC Footballer of the Year at the 9th and 10th editions of the club's traditional annual ball in the Dynamo-Sporthalle at the beginning of the new year.^[2][3] He led BFC Dynamo to win three East German championships in a row, the first three of overall ten consecutive league titles for the Wine Reds.

International career

On the national level he played for East Germany national team (30 matches/three goals),^[4] and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. During the 1974 World Cup, Lauck excelled in the famous 1–0 victory of his East Germany side over later world champion West Germany.

Honours

BFC Dynamo

• DDR-Oberliga: 1979, 1980, 1981

East Germany

• Summer Olympics gold medalist: 1976