Georg Buschner

Georg Buschner (26 December 1925 – 12 February 2007^[1]) was an East German football player and manager. He was the manager of East Germany at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also won a bronze medal with East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Georg Buschner

Personal information
Date of birth	(1925-12-26)26 December 1925
Place of birth	Gera, Weimar Republic
Date of death	12 February 2007(2007-02-12) (aged 81)
Place of death	Jena, Germany
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1935–?	1. SpVgg Gera 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1952	BSG Motor Gera
1952–1958	SC Motor Jena
International career
1954–1957	East Germany	6	(0)
Managerial career
1958–1971	SC Motor Jena
1970–1981	East Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Between 1966 and 1971, he was a Stasi informer under the codename "Georg".^[3]

Buschner sitting in front of a goal post during the 1974 FIFA World Cup.