Gerd Roggensack
German footballer and manager
About Gerd Roggensack
Lived 1941 – 2024 (aged 82). Gerd Roggensack was a German association football player, association football coach and athlete.
Gerd Roggensack (5 October 1941 – 17 April 2024) was a German football player and manager.
Career As a player, Roggensack spent three seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Arminia Bielefeld, and was also part of Borussia Dortmund's 1963 German championship winning team. Roggensack was among the players involved in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal, scoring the game winner for Bielefeld in a fixed match against FC Schalke 04.
After retiring as a player, Roggensack went on to manage several clubs in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga.
Personal life and death Roggensack died on 17 April 2024, at the age of 82. He was the father-in-law of former Bundesliga footballer Bernd Gorski.
Honours As player German championship: 1963 DFB-Pokal runner-up: 1962–63
As manager DFB-Pokal runner-up: 1994–95
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Who was Gerd Roggensack?
German footballer and manager (1941–2024)
When was Gerd Roggensack born?
Gerd Roggensack was born on 5 October 1941 in Güstrow.
When did Gerd Roggensack die?
Gerd Roggensack died on 17 April 2024.
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Gerd Roggensack was an association football player, association football coach and athlete.
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Gerd Roggensack was German.
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