Bringfried Müller

Bringfried Lothar Müller (28 January 1931 – 10 April 2016) was a German footballer and manager who played as a defender.

Müller with BSG Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1956

Born in Gera, he began his career in 1951 with hometown club BSG Wismut Gera and moved to BSG Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt (now FC Erzgebirge Aue) in 1954, remaining there until his retirement in 1965. He won the FDGB-Pokal in 1955 and the DDR-Oberliga in 1956, 1957 and 1959.

He managed his now relocated former team BSG Wismut Aue in two spells (1965–67, 1971–77), with a spell at FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitzer FC) inbetween (1968–70).

He earned 18 caps for East Germany, making his debut in a 3–2 away friendly win against Romania on 18 September 1955 and bowing out with a win by the same score against Morocco in Casablanca on 11 December 1960. He took part in qualifiers for the 1958 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1960.[1]

He was married to the renowned figure skating trainer Jutta Müller (née Lötzsch).[2]

References

"Bringfried Lothar Müller". EU-Football. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
"Ex-DDR-Fußball-Nationalspieler Bringfried Müller aus Gera ist tot" [Former East German international footballer Bringfried Müller from Gera is dead]. Thüringer Allgemeine (in German). 13 April 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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[1] "Bringfried Lothar Müller". EU-Football. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

[2] "Ex-DDR-Fußball-Nationalspieler Bringfried Müller aus Gera ist tot" [Former East German international footballer Bringfried Müller from Gera is dead]. Thüringer Allgemeine (in German). 13 April 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.