Otto Fräßdorf

Otto Fräßdorf
	Fräßdorf in 1964
Personal information
Date of birth	5 February 1942
Place of birth	Magdeburg, Gau Magdeburg-Anhalt, Germany
Date of death	8 October 2025 (aged 83)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender; forward;
Youth career
1954–1960	BSG TuS Fortschritt Magdeburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
1960–1971	FC Vorwärts Berlin
Total
International career
1963–1970	East Germany
Managerial career
1978–1984	Vorwärts Dessau
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Otto Fräßdorf (5 February 1942 – 8 October 2025) was a German footballer.^[1]

Career

Fräßdorf played 183 East German top-flight matches for FC Vorwärts Berlin.^[2] Initially a forward, he was later turned into a defender. For the East Germany national team Fräßdorf scored 4 goals in 33 appearances.^[3]

Fräßdorf died on 8 October 2025, at the age of 83.^[4]

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

List of international goals scored by Otto Fräßdorf^[5]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	17 December 1963	Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Burma	Burma	5–1	Friendly
2	12 January 1964	Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Ceylon	Ceylon	12–1	Friendly
3	2 July 1966	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany	Chile	5–2	Friendly
4	23 October 1966	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, USSR	Soviet Union	2–2	Friendly

^ ^a ^b "Otto Fräßdorf". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ Arnhold, Matthias (2 February 2017). "Otto Fräßdorf – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ Arnhold, Matthias (2 February 2017). "Otto Fräßdorf – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ "DDR-Auswahlspieler Otto Fräßdorf ist tot". mdr.de, 16 October 2025 (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2025.
^ Football PLAYER: Otto Fräßdorf