Bodo Rudwaleit
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Bodo Rudwaleit is a former German former football goalkeeper who played in East Germany. He played during most of his career for the football club Dynamo Berlin
where he was East German champion
ten times in a row from 1979 to 1988. He was also the goalkeeper of the East Germany national squad
for over a decade before the collapse of the country between 1989 and 1990. He played for East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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He was also known for being unusually tall for a football player, 2.02 meters.
Dynamo Berlin
Dynamo Berlin may refer to:* SC Dynamo Berlin, a multi-sports club in East Berlin from 1954 to 1991* Berliner FC Dynamo, an association football club separated out of SC Dynamo Berlin in 1966 and still extant...
where he was East German champion
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
ten times in a row from 1979 to 1988. He was also the goalkeeper of the East Germany national squad
East Germany national football team
The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
for over a decade before the collapse of the country between 1989 and 1990. He played for East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
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He was also known for being unusually tall for a football player, 2.02 meters.