Damian Halata

Damian Halata (born 8 August 1962) is a German former professional football player and manager. Born in Poland, he represented the East Germany national team internationally.

Club career Halata was born in Świętochłowice, Silesia, Poland. He spent his senior career at two clubs, playing 267 DDR-Oberliga matches for 1. FC Magdeburg (1975–1988) and 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (1988–91). He also appeared in 14 matches on the European level for the two clubs.

In October 1988, Halata managed to score five goals in one game against BSG Sachsenring Zwickau. After qualifying for 2. Bundesliga with Lok Leipzig, Halata suffered an injury in the first match of the 1991–92 season that ended his playing career.

International career Halata played four matches for East Germany, scoring once. Altogether, Halata appeared in 30 matches (seven goals) with the Olympic team (qualification tournament for Seoul: eight matches/two goals). only to rescind his decision days later. He stayed at the helm until June 2006, leading the club to a 5th place.

On 22 March 2007, Halata took over as manager of SV Dessau 05 in the NOFV-Oberliga. In December 2007, Halata returned as manager of ZFC Meuselwitz, signing a contract until June 2012.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Halata goal.