Manfred Zapf

{{short description|German former footballer, later a coach (born 1946)}}

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| image = Manfred Zapf (1973).jpg

| caption = Manfred Zapf in 1973

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|8|24}}

| birth_place = Stapelburg, Soviet occupation zone of Germany

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| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1964

| youthclubs1 = SG Dynamo Stapelburg

| years1 = 1964–1979

| clubs1 = 1. FC Magdeburg

| caps1 = 327

| goals1 = 29

| nationalyears1 = 1969–1975

| nationalteam1 = East Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1988–1989

| managerclubs1 = East Germany

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{{MedalSport | Men's Football}}

{{MedalBronze | 1972 Munich|Team Competition}}

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Manfred Zapf (born 24 August 1946{{cite web|last=Arnhold|first=Matthias|title=Manfred Zapf – Matches and Goals in Oberliga|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/zapfdata.html|work=RSSSF|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=17 July 2011|date=15 July 2011}} in Stapelburg) is a German former footballer, later a coach. A defender, Zapf spent his entire senior career with 1. FC Magdeburg, and captained the club to its greatest successes – three DDR championships, four cups, and the Cup Winners' Cup of 1974. In his time with the club he appeared in 327 league matches in the DDR-Oberliga and played 30 matches in the second-tier DDR-Liga.

He won sixteen (respectively 12{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ddr-recintlp.html | title = East Germany – Record International Players | author = Matthias Arnhold | date = 1 May 2009 | accessdate = 20 July 2011 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}) caps for East Germany between 1969 and 1975,{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zapf-intl.html | title = Manfred Zapf – International Appearances | author = Matthias Arnhold | date = 11 November 2004 | accessdate = 20 July 2011 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} and was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics.{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Manfred Zapf Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/manfred-zapf-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022537/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/manfred-zapf-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|accessdate=27 October 2009}}

Following his retirement from footballing, Zapf joined the backroom staff at FC Magdeburg, and also had a three-month spell as manager of the East Germany national team in 1988–89.