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17 1983 -- 1986 1992 -- 1993 5 december 1942 1954 -- 1962 1965 -- 1975 1954 -- 1962 209 29 200 1970 -- 1973 bundesarchiv klaus sammer.jpg bild 183-1986-0423-028 , sg dynamo dresden , trainer klaus bench , with his assistant , dieter riedel . sammer -lrb- left -rrb- on the dynamo dresden gröditz , germany east germany 1.92 0 0 tsg stahl gröditz tsg stahl gröditz dynamo dresden midfielder dynamo dresden dynamo dresden klaus sammer

klaus sammer

klaus sammer -lrb- born 5 december 1942 in gröditz -rrb- is a german former footballer and coach .
he spent the early part of his career with stahl gröditz and einheit dresden , before joining dynamo dresden , the club where he would spend the majority of his career , in 1965 .
in ten years as a dynamo player he won two east german titles and one cup , and played 17 times for the east german national team .
after retiring in 1975 he took up coaching , and managed dynamo dresden from 1983 to 1986 , winning two cups in a period dominated by the state-favoured dynamo berlin .
his tenure ended after a disastrous defeat against bayer uerdingen in the cup winners ' cup - dynamo were 2-0 up after the first leg , and 3-1 up at half-time in the second , but proceeded to be knocked out with a 7-3 defeat .
he returned to the manager 's job in 1992 , with the club now in the bundesliga after reunification , but this spell only lasted one year .
he has since worked in various roles for the german football association .
klaus sammer is the father of matthias sammer , who began his career under him at dynamo dresden , and went on to play for both east germany and the united germany , and was european player of the year in 1997 .
