Rolf Retschlag is a former East German football player. He played in the DDR-Oberliga

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...

 with 1. FC Magdeburg

1. FC Magdeburg

1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...

 and won the 1972 Oberliga championship as well as two cup titles with the club.

Career

Retschlag began to play football at the small local BSG Aufbau Börde Magdeburg

Betriebssportgemeinschaft (GDR)

A Betriebssportgemeinschaft was an organizational form of sports clubs in East Germany.After World War II, the Allied Control Commission had dissolved all existing sports structures, including the dissolution of all existing sports clubs on the basis of directive 23, dated 17 December 1945. This...

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His first competitive match for SC Aufbau Magdeburg came at age 20 on 17 September 1961 in the Oberliga match against SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt

FC Erzgebirge Aue

FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever...

—a nil-all draw on neutral ground in Schkopau. He was subbed in for Knut Wittenbecher 75 minutes into the game. Three years later Retschlag could celebrate his first title when Magdeburg beat SC Leipzig

Lokomotive Leipzig

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 to win the 1964 FDGB-Pokal

FDGB-Pokal 1963–64

The 13th competition for the East German national football cup, the FDGB-Pokal, was held in the 1963-64 seasonThe competition began with a qualifying round for the 65 clubs of the 2nd DDR-Liga that had been dissolved at the end of the previous season. They were joined by 17 finalists of the...

 on 13 June 1964. When Magdeburg defended the trophy in the following season

FDGB-Pokal 1964–65

The 1964-65 season saw the 14th competition for the FDGB-Pokal, the East German national football cup.In a qualification round played on 2 August 1964, the 32 teams of the second-tier DDR-Liga of the past season and 28 finalists of the Bezirkspokal competitions faced each other. Empor Neustrelitz...

, Retschlag was missing from the line-up, but he played in four of the six matches in the European Cup Winners' Cup. Retschlag had to play in the second-tier DDR-Liga

DDR-Liga

The DDR-Liga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the second level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Bundesliga in West Germany.-1950-1955:The league was established with two divisions of ten teams each in 1950...

 after his club had been relegated, and playing in 26 matches out of 30 he had a large part in Magdeburg winning immediate promotion. After a surprisingly good third place in the 1967-68 season, 1. FC Magdeburg won their third cup title in 1969. This time Retschlag was part of the squad who beat FC Karl-Marx-Stadt

Chemnitzer FC

Chemnitzer FC is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1933 in 1933 after the collapse of former Chemnitzer BC 1899....

 4–0. In his final season at the club, Retschlag won his most prestigious title when Magdeburg won the championship for the first time in 1972. 31-year-old Retschlag had helped the club with three appearances. After the 1971-72 season, Retschlag left the Oberliga team and was seen off in a friendly on 10 June 1972.

Honors

• DDR-Oberliga
  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...
  
  : 1
  • Winner DDR-Oberliga 1971–72
• FDGB-Pokal: 2
  • Winner 1964
    FDGB-Pokal 1963–64
    The 13th competition for the East German national football cup, the FDGB-Pokal, was held in the 1963-64 seasonThe competition began with a qualifying round for the 65 clubs of the 2nd DDR-Liga that had been dissolved at the end of the previous season. They were joined by 17 finalists of the...
    
    , 1969
    FDGB-Pokal 1968–69
    The 1968-69 season saw the 18th competition for the FDGB-Pokal, the East German national football cup.The first round was competed with 46 teams: 15 Bezirkspokal winners , 29 teams from the DDR-Liga and the two teams relegated from the DDR-Oberliga in the previous season. BSG Chemie Premnitz, a...