death_date nationalcaps manageryears birth_date years death_place youthyears image_size nationalyears image name birth_place nationalteam nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position managerclubs article_title
12 february 2007 6 1958 -- 1970 1970 -- 1981 26 december 1925 1935 -- ? 1952 -- 1958 jena , germany 1935 -- ? 200px 1954 -- 1957 georg buschner wm 1974.jpg georg buschner gera , germany east germany 0 1 . spvgg gera 04 1 . spvgg gera 04 sc motor jena defender sc motor jena east germany georg buschner

georg buschner

georg buschner -lrb- 26 december 1925 in gera -- 12 february 2007 in jena -rrb- was an east german football player and manager .
buschner played in the east german top-flight for motor gera and motor jena .
he earned six caps for the east germany national football team between 1954 and 1957 , and later coached the team from 1970 to 1981 .
he was the coach when east germany played in their only world cup appearance in 1974 , and produced one of their most famous victories upset by beating west germany in the first round .
he also led east germany to the bronze medal at the 1972 olympics and the gold medal in the 1976 olympics .
he died on 12 february 2007 of prostate cancer .
