Category Archives: Olympic Games – Montreal ’76
Coming To America
======================================================= Mexico 1976 Olympic Games and 1978 World Cup striker HUGO SANCHEZ (7) of the San Diego Sockers, out on loan north of the border for a second consecutive summer from UNAM Pumas, has a shot at goal with a … Continue reading
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Soviets Salvage Bronze Medal
============================================ The national teams of the SOVIET UNION (left), featuring 1976 Olympic bronze medal winner OLEG BLOKHIN of Dynamo Kiev, and that of BRAZIL, including ’76 Summer Games goal-scorer JUNIOR of CR Flamengo, line-up prior to the start of the … Continue reading
Golden Glory For East Germans
====================================================== A desperate Poland sweeper WLADYSLAW ZMUDA (left) of Slask Wroclaw can do nothing to prevent Dynamo Dresden midfielder REINHARD HAEFNER from side-footing a third goal for the Deutsche Demokratische Republik in the 84th minute of the football tournament Final … Continue reading
Gold Medalists of East Germany
============================================================ The Olympic squad plus one of EAST GERMANY pose for a traditional team photograph prior to departure for Canada and the 1976 Summer Games hosted by Montreal : back row — H. Walther (asst), G. Kische, H.J. Doerner, H.J. … Continue reading
Silver Medalists of Poland
=========================================================== The 17-man strong Olympic squad of POLAND line-up for a traditional team photograph prior to departing for Canada and the 1976 Summer Games hosted by Montreal : back row : J. Tomaszewski, R. Ogaza, H. Wieczorek, K. Deyna, G. … Continue reading
1976 Olympischerfinale / Olympic Final
=========================================================== Legia Warschau Mittelfeldspieler KAZIMIERZ DEYNA (9), der Spielfuehrer von Polen, hat das Ball gegen die Deutsche Demokratische Republik waehrend des Goldmedaillenspiels an dem Olympiastadion in Montreal … Legia Warsaw midfielder Deyna, the captain of Poland, has the ball against … Continue reading
’76 Olympic Semifinal : East Germany v Soviet Union
======================================================= U.S.S.R. striker OLEG BLOKHIN of Dynamo Kiev shoots past East Germany goalkeeper JUERGEN CROY (1) of FC Sachsenring Zwickau to give the Soviet Union a quick 2-0 lead in the 30th minute of the 1972 Summer Olympic Games Bronze … Continue reading
German Football At The Olympics : D.D.R. and C.C.C.P. – Round Three Team Sheet
======================================================= The semifinal of the 1976 Summer Games football competition between EAST GERMANY and the SOVIET UNION contested in the host city of Montreal brought a noteworthy crowd of 57,182 out to the newly-constructed Olympic Stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district; … Continue reading
’76 Olympic Semifinal : Brazil v Poland
======================================================== Poland right back ANTONI SZYMANOWSKI (4) of Wislaw Cracow is pursued by Brazil midfielder DIRCEU (21) of FR Botafogo, who later starred for Atletico Madrid in Spain before spending five seasons with as many clubs in Italy’s crack Serie … Continue reading
Montreal ’76 : Brazil v Israel
======================================================= 21-year-old defender EDINHO of FC Fluminese, who later went on to appear in the final tournaments of three FIFA World Cups, anchored the backline for the Brazilian Olympic XI in the quarterfinal match with Israel at the 1976 Summer … Continue reading
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