Hans-Jürgen Riediger

Born in Finsterwalde, Riediger began playing football at BSG Traktor Sonnewalde in 1964, played for BSG Motor Finsterwalde Süd from 1965 to 1970, and joined the youth academy of BFC Dynamo in August 1970. The striker came to prominence with 34 matches for the East German Junior team. He participated in XXVI UEFA Turnire 1973. He scored goals for East Germany in the semi-final and the final. East Germany eventually lost the final 3–2 a.e.t. to England at the Stadio Comunale and received the silver medal. Riediger made his first appearance for DDR-Oberliga with the senior squad of BFC Dynamo on 20 June 1973 (the penultimate matchday of the season 1972–73, away match against BSG Sachsenring Zwickau under the trainer Günter Schröter), and the next and last matchday of the season, on 23 June 1973, he scored twice (37min. 2–0 and 39 min. 3–0) against Wismut Aue in Sportpark. He was promoted to the senior squad of BFC Dynamo in the summer of 1973. Riediger made his debut for the East Germany national team against Bulgaria on 26 March 1975 in Berlin Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark under the trainer Georg Büchner, playing on snow for 90 minutes.　His first goal came on 31 July 1975, a friendly match with Canada in Ottawa (28min. 2–0). Riediger participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal with experienced teammates Jürgen Croy, Hans-Jürgen Dörner, Reinhard Häfner, Reinhard Lauck et al. He played three matches there including the final 31 July 1976 and scored at the…