Henning Frenzel (born 3 May 1942 in Geithain) is a German former footballer. Frenzel was active in East Germany, and spent his entire career with Lokomotive Leipzig (in its various guises), where he totalled 420 appearances and 152 goals, respectively the third and fourth best in the DDR-Oberliga. He won 42 caps for East Germany, scoring 19 goals, and was part of the bronze medal-winning side at the 1964 Olympics.[2] After retiring in 1978 he worked as a youth coach. In 2004, at the age of 62, he made a comeback for the now re-established Lokomotive Leipzig, in a Kreisliga-3 (tier 11) match against SV Paunsdorf.

Henning Frenzel
Frenzel in 1976
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-05-03) 3 May 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth Geithain, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1952–1959 Motor Gethain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1978 Lokomotive Leipzig 420 (152)
2004 Lokomotive Leipzig 1 (0)
Total 421 (152)
International career
1961–1974 East Germany 54 (19)
East Germany Olym. 16 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Frenzel scoring against Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 1975

References

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  1. ^ "Henning Frenzel". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Henning Frenzel Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2009.