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{{Short description|German footballer and manager}}
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| name = Jürgen Sparwasser
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| fullname = Jürgen Sparwasser
| caption = Jürgen Sparwasser with Team GDR in October 1975
| fullname = Jürgen Sparwasser
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|6|4}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|6|4}}
| birth_place = [[Halberstadt]], [[East Germany]]
| birth_place = [[Halberstadt]], [[Soviet occupation zone in Germany]]
| currentclub =
| currentclub =
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}
| youthyears1 = 1956–64
| youthclubs1 = [[VfB Germania Halberstadt|BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt]]
| youthyears1 = 1956–1964
| youthclubs1 = [[VfB Germania Halberstadt|BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt]]
| youthyears2 = 1965
| youthyears2 = 1965
| youthclubs2 = [[1. FC Magdeburg]]
| youthclubs2 = [[1. FC Magdeburg]]
| years1 = 1966–79
| years1 = 1966–1979
| caps1 = 298
| caps1 = 298
| goals1 = 133
| goals1 = 133
| clubs1 = [[1. FC Magdeburg]]
| clubs1 = [[1. FC Magdeburg]]
| nationalyears1 = 1969–77
| nationalyears1 = 1969–1977
| nationalteam1 = [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]]
| nationalteam1 = [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]]
| nationalcaps1 = 49
| nationalcaps1 = 49
| nationalgoals1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 14
| manageryears1 = 1990–91
| manageryears1 = 1990–1991
| managerclubs1 = [[SV Darmstadt 98]]
| managerclubs1 = [[SV Darmstadt 98]]
| medaltemplates =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
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{{MedalBronze| [[1972 Summer Olympics|Munich 1972]] | [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]] | [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
}}
}}


'''Jürgen Sparwasser''' (born 4 June 1948 in [[Halberstadt]]) is a retired German [[Association football|football player]] and later briefly a football manager.
'''Jürgen Sparwasser''' (born 4 June 1948 in [[Halberstadt]]) is a retired German [[association football|football]] player and, later, briefly a football manager.


Sparwasser started his playing career in the youth department of his hometown club [[Germania Halberstadt|BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt]] in 1956. In 1965 he moved to [[1. FC Magdeburg]] where he gave his senior debut in January 1966. He would stay with the club until 1979, when a hip injury ended his career. He played in 271 [[DDR-Oberliga]] matches as a midfielder, scoring 111 goals. When Magdeburg had been relegated to the second-tier [[DDR-Liga]] at the end of the 1965–66 season, Sparwasser was an integral part in winning immediate repromotion, scoring 22 goals in 27 matches.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/players/sparwasserdata.html | title = Jürgen Sparwasser – Matches and Goals in Oberliga | author = Matthias Arnhold | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|rsssf.com]] | date = 10 July 2006 | accessdate = 2009-01-06}}</ref> He also played 40 matches in various European competitions.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.rsssf.com/players/duit-players-s.html | title = Germany – Player Data – S | author = Matthias Arnhold | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|rsssf.com]] | date = 1 February 2006 | accessdate = 2009-01-06}}</ref> He was part of the team that won the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1974 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1974]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/news/kind=8192/newsid=3520.html |title=1973/74: Magdeburg clip Milan's wings |publisher=[[UEFA|uefa.com]] |date=17 August 2001 |accessdate=2009-01-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090304172347/http://www.uefa.com:80/competitions/ecwc/news/kind=8192/newsid=3520.html |archivedate=4 March 2009 }}</ref>
Sparwasser began his playing career in the youth department of his hometown club [[Germania Halberstadt|BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt]] in 1956. In 1965, he moved to [[1. FC Magdeburg]], where he made his senior debut in January 1966. He would remain with the club until 1979, when a hip injury ended his career. Over the course of his career, he played in 271 [[DDR-Oberliga]] matches as a midfielder, scoring 111 goals. When Magdeburg was relegated to the second-tier [[DDR-Liga]] at the end of the 1965–66 season, Sparwasser played an integral role in their immediate repromotion, scoring 22 goals in 27 matches.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/sparwasserdata.html | title = Jürgen Sparwasser – Matches and Goals in Oberliga | author = Matthias Arnhold | date = 10 July 2006 | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 2009-01-06}}</ref> He also appeared in 40 matches in various European competitions.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/duit-players-s.html | title = Germany – Player Data – S | author = Matthias Arnhold | date = 1 February 2006 | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 2009-01-06}}</ref> He was part of the team that won the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1974 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1974]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/news/kind=8192/newsid=3520.html |title=1973/74: Magdeburg clip Milan's wings |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=17 August 2001 |access-date=2009-01-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304172347/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/news/kind%3D8192/newsid%3D3520.html |archive-date=4 March 2009 }}</ref>


Between 1969 and 1977 Sparwasser played in 49 matches for [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]], scoring 14 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500280&action=showPlayer&full=1&liga=DDR-Nationalmannschaft&vorname=&nachname=Sparwasser&cHash=046a79b3c6 | title = Spielerinfo Sparwasser | publisher = dfb.de | accessdate = 2009-01-06 | language = German}}</ref> As a member of the Olympic team in [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]], he played in 7 matches and scored 5 goals. He won a shared bronze medal for his native country.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44652/index.html | title = Juergen Sparwasser | publisher = [[FIFA|FIFA.com]] | accessdate = 2009-01-06}}</ref> He also made six appearances for East Germany at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] finals, where he gained fame for scoring the winning goal in a politically prestigious match against [[Germany national football team|West Germany]].
Between 1969 and 1977, Sparwasser played in 49 matches for the [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]], scoring 14 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500280&action=showPlayer&full=1&liga=DDR-Nationalmannschaft&vorname=&nachname=Sparwasser&cHash=046a79b3c6 | title = Spielerinfo Sparwasser | publisher = dfb.de | access-date = 2009-01-06 | language = de}}</ref> As a member of the Olympic team in [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]], he played in 7 matches and scored 5 goals, earning a shared bronze medal for his native country.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44652/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080410213249/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44652/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 10 April 2008 | title = Juergen Sparwasser | publisher = [[FIFA]] | access-date = 2009-01-06}}</ref> He also made six appearances for East Germany at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] finals, where he gained fame for scoring the winning goal in a politically charged [[East Germany v West Germany (1974 FIFA World Cup)|match]] against [[Germany national football team|West Germany]].


This goal was exploited politically, but Sparwasser did not profit from it. As he said later: "Rumor had it I was richly rewarded for the goal, with a car, a house and a cash premium. But that is not true."<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.nw-news.de/nw/sport/lokalsport/sport_oeynhausen/sport_oeynhausen/?cnt=2773632 | title = Siegtor mehr Fluch als Segen für Sparwasser | publisher = Neue Westfälische | date = 6 January 2009 | accessdate = 2009-01-06 | language = German | quote = Das stimmt aber nicht.}}</ref> In 1988, Sparwasser defected to [[West Germany]] while taking part in a veterans' tournament there.
This goal was politically exploited, but Sparwasser did not profit from it. As he later said: "Rumor had it I was richly rewarded for the goal, with a car, a house, and a cash premium. But that is not true."<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.nw-news.de/nw/sport/lokalsport/sport_oeynhausen/sport_oeynhausen/?cnt=2773632 | title = Siegtor mehr Fluch als Segen für Sparwasser | publisher = Neue Westfälische | date = 6 January 2009 | access-date = 2009-01-06 | language = de | quote = Das stimmt aber nicht. | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719071300/http://www.nw-news.de/nw/sport/lokalsport/sport_oeynhausen/sport_oeynhausen/?cnt=2773632 | archive-date = 19 July 2011 }}</ref> In 1988, Sparwasser defected to [[West Germany]] while participating in a veterans' tournament there.


After his playing career he had a brief managerial career, working as assistant manager at [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1988 and 1989 and as head coach at [[SV Darmstadt 98]] in 1990 and 1991.
After his playing career, Sparwasser had a brief managerial career, serving as assistant manager at [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1988 and 1989, and as head coach at [[SV Darmstadt 98]] in 1990 and 1991.


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|-
| 1. || 9 July 1969 || [[Ostseestadion]], [[Rostock]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|UAR}} || 5–0 || 7–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
| 1. || 9 July 1969 || [[Ostseestadion]], [[Rostock]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|UAR}} || 5–0 || 7–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|-
| 2. || 9 July 1969 || [[Ostseestadion]], [[Rostock]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|UAR}} || 6–0 || 7–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
| 2. || 9 July 1969 || [[Ostseestadion]], [[Rostock]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|UAR}} || 6–0 || 7–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|-
| 3. || 19 December 1969 || [[Cairo International Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[United Arab Republic]] || {{fb|UAR}} || 1–0 || 3–1 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
| 3. || 19 December 1969 || [[Cairo International Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] || {{fb|UAR}} || 1–0 || 3–1 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|-
| 4. || 16 August 1971 || [[Estadio Jalisco]], [[Guadalajara]], [[Mexico]] || {{fb|MEX}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
| 4. || 16 August 1971 || [[Estadio Jalisco]], [[Guadalajara]], [[Mexico]] || {{fb|MEX}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|-
| 5. || 7 October 1972 || [[Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion|Stadion Dresden]], [[Dresden]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|FIN}} || 2–0 || 5–0 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974 FIFA World Cup Q.]]
| 5. || 7 October 1972 || [[Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion|Stadion Dresden]], [[Dresden]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|FIN}} || 2–0 || 5–0 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974 FIFA World Cup Q.]]
|-
|-
| 6. || 7 October 1972 || [[Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion|Stadion Dresden]], [[Dresden]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|FIN}} || 5–0 || 5–0 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974 FIFA World Cup Q.]]
| 6. || 7 October 1972 || [[Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion|Stadion Dresden]], [[Dresden]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|FIN}} || 5–0 || 5–0 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974 FIFA World Cup Q.]]
|-
|-
| 7. || 8 April 1973 || [[Ernst Grube Stadium]], [[Magdeburg]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|ALB|1946}} || 2–0 || 2–0 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974 FIFA World Cup Q.]]
| 7. || 8 April 1973 || [[Ernst Grube Stadium]], [[Magdeburg]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|ALB|1946}} || 2–0 || 2–0 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974 FIFA World Cup Q.]]
|-
|-
| 8. || 13 November 1973 || [[Qemal Stafa Stadium]], [[Tirana]], [[Albania]] || {{fb|ALB|1946}} || 4–1 || 4–1 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974 FIFA World Cup Q.]]
| 8. || 13 November 1973 || [[Qemal Stafa Stadium]], [[Tirana]], [[Albania]] || {{fb|ALB|1946}} || 4–1 || 4–1 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1974 FIFA World Cup Q.]]
|-
|-
| 9. || 23 May 1974 || [[Ostseestadion]], [[Rostock]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|NOR}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
| 9. || 23 May 1974 || [[Ostseestadion]], [[Rostock]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|NOR}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|-
| 10. || 22 June 1974 || [[AOL Arena|Volksparkstadion]], [[Hamburg]], [[West Germany]] || {{fb|FRG}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup]]
| 10. || 22 June 1974 || [[AOL Arena|Volksparkstadion]], [[Hamburg]], [[West Germany]] || {{fb|FRG}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
|-
| 11. || 16 November 1974 || [[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], [[France]] || {{fb|FRA}} || 1–0 || 2–2 || [[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying]]
| 11. || 16 November 1974 || [[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], [[France]] || {{fb|FRA}} || 1–0 || 2–2 || [[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying]]
|-
|-
| 12. || 29 July 1975 || [[Varsity Stadium]], [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] || {{fb|CAN}} || 1–0 || 3–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
| 12. || 29 July 1975 || [[Varsity Stadium]], [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] || {{fb|CAN}} || 1–0 || 3–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|-
| 13. || 28 July 1977 || [[Zentralstadion]], [[Leipzig]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|URS}} || 2–1 || 2–1 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
| 13. || 28 July 1977 || [[Zentralstadion]], [[Leipzig]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|URS}} || 2–1 || 2–1 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|-
| 14. || 29 October 1977 || [[Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion]], [[Babelsberg]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|MLT}} || 4–0 || 9–0 || [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1978 FIFA World Cup Q.]]
| 14. || 29 October 1977 || [[Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion]], [[Babelsberg]], [[East Germany]] || {{fb|MLT}} || 4–0 || 9–0 || [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1978 FIFA World Cup Q.]]
|-
|-
| colspan="12"|<small>''East Germany's goal tally first. Correct as of 6 September 2011''<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sparwasser-intlg.html | title = Jürgen Sparwasser - Goals in International Matches | author = Matthias Arnhold | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|rsssf.com]] | date = 13 March 2004 | accessdate = 2011-09-06}}</ref></small><ref>{{cite web|title=Spielerinfo Sparwasser|url=http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500280&action=showPlayer&full=2&liga=DDR-Nationalmannschaft&vorname=&nachname=Sparwasser&cHash=487049cca57e6574246af112926fe663|work=DFB.de|publisher=Gesellschaft für DFB-Online mbH|accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref>
| colspan="12" | <small>''East Germany's goal tally first. Correct as of 6 September 2011''<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sparwasser-intlg.html | title = Jürgen Sparwasser – Goals in International Matches | author = Matthias Arnhold | date = 13 March 2004 | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 2011-09-06}}</ref></small><ref>{{cite web|title=Spielerinfo Sparwasser|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500280&action=showPlayer&full=2&liga=DDR-Nationalmannschaft&vorname=&nachname=Sparwasser&cHash=487049cca57e6574246af112926fe663|work=DFB.de|publisher=Gesellschaft für DFB-Online mbH|access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref>
|-
|-
|}
|}
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* '''[[FDGB-Pokal]]: 4'''
* '''[[FDGB-Pokal]]: 4'''
** Winner [[FDGB-Pokal 1968-69|1969]], [[FDGB-Pokal 1972-73|1973]], [[FDGB-Pokal 1977-78|1978]], [[FDGB-Pokal 1978-79|1979]]
** Winner [[FDGB-Pokal 1968-69|1969]], [[FDGB-Pokal 1972-73|1973]], [[FDGB-Pokal 1977-78|1978]], [[FDGB-Pokal 1978-79|1979]]
* '''[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic football tournament]]
* '''[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic football tournament]]'''
** Bronze medal [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Munich 1972]]
** Bronze medal [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Munich 1972]]

==See also==
*[[List of Soviet and Eastern Bloc defectors]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:48, 22 November 2024

Jürgen Sparwasser
Jürgen Sparwasser with Team GDR in October 1975
Personal information
Full name Jürgen Sparwasser
Date of birth (1948-06-04) 4 June 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Halberstadt, Soviet occupation zone in Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1956–1964 BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt
1965 1. FC Magdeburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1979 1. FC Magdeburg 298 (133)
International career
1969–1977 East Germany 49 (14)
Managerial career
1990–1991 SV Darmstadt 98
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jürgen Sparwasser (born 4 June 1948 in Halberstadt) is a retired German football player and, later, briefly a football manager.

Sparwasser began his playing career in the youth department of his hometown club BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt in 1956. In 1965, he moved to 1. FC Magdeburg, where he made his senior debut in January 1966. He would remain with the club until 1979, when a hip injury ended his career. Over the course of his career, he played in 271 DDR-Oberliga matches as a midfielder, scoring 111 goals. When Magdeburg was relegated to the second-tier DDR-Liga at the end of the 1965–66 season, Sparwasser played an integral role in their immediate repromotion, scoring 22 goals in 27 matches.[1] He also appeared in 40 matches in various European competitions.[2] He was part of the team that won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1974.[3]

Between 1969 and 1977, Sparwasser played in 49 matches for the East Germany, scoring 14 goals.[4] As a member of the Olympic team in 1972, he played in 7 matches and scored 5 goals, earning a shared bronze medal for his native country.[5] He also made six appearances for East Germany at the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals, where he gained fame for scoring the winning goal in a politically charged match against West Germany.

This goal was politically exploited, but Sparwasser did not profit from it. As he later said: "Rumor had it I was richly rewarded for the goal, with a car, a house, and a cash premium. But that is not true."[6] In 1988, Sparwasser defected to West Germany while participating in a veterans' tournament there.

After his playing career, Sparwasser had a brief managerial career, serving as assistant manager at Eintracht Frankfurt in 1988 and 1989, and as head coach at SV Darmstadt 98 in 1990 and 1991.

Career statistics

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International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 July 1969 Ostseestadion, Rostock, East Germany  United Arab Republic 5–0 7–0 Friendly
2. 9 July 1969 Ostseestadion, Rostock, East Germany  United Arab Republic 6–0 7–0 Friendly
3. 19 December 1969 National Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  United Arab Republic 1–0 3–1 Friendly
4. 16 August 1971 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico  Mexico 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5. 7 October 1972 Stadion Dresden, Dresden, East Germany  Finland 2–0 5–0 1974 FIFA World Cup Q.
6. 7 October 1972 Stadion Dresden, Dresden, East Germany  Finland 5–0 5–0 1974 FIFA World Cup Q.
7. 8 April 1973 Ernst Grube Stadium, Magdeburg, East Germany  Albania 2–0 2–0 1974 FIFA World Cup Q.
8. 13 November 1973 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Albania 4–1 4–1 1974 FIFA World Cup Q.
9. 23 May 1974 Ostseestadion, Rostock, East Germany  Norway 1–0 1–0 Friendly
10. 22 June 1974 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany  West Germany 1–0 1–0 1974 FIFA World Cup
11. 16 November 1974 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  France 1–0 2–2 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
12. 29 July 1975 Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada  Canada 1–0 3–0 Friendly
13. 28 July 1977 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany  Soviet Union 2–1 2–1 Friendly
14. 29 October 1977 Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Babelsberg, East Germany  Malta 4–0 9–0 1978 FIFA World Cup Q.
East Germany's goal tally first. Correct as of 6 September 2011[7][8]

Honours

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See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jürgen Sparwasser.
  1. ^ Matthias Arnhold (10 July 2006). "Jürgen Sparwasser – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  2. ^ Matthias Arnhold (1 February 2006). "Germany – Player Data – S". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  3. ^ "1973/74: Magdeburg clip Milan's wings". UEFA. 17 August 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Spielerinfo Sparwasser" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Juergen Sparwasser". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Siegtor mehr Fluch als Segen für Sparwasser" (in German). Neue Westfälische. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2009. Das stimmt aber nicht.
  7. ^ Matthias Arnhold (13 March 2004). "Jürgen Sparwasser – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Spielerinfo Sparwasser". DFB.de. Gesellschaft für DFB-Online mbH. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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