Reinhard Lauck

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Reinhard Lauck

| image = Reinhard Lauck World Cup 1974.jpg

| caption = Lauck in 1974

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|9|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = {{Interlanguage link|Sielow|de}}, Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|10|22|1946|9|16|df=y}}

| death_place = Berlin, Germany

| position = Midfielder

| height = 1.76m

| clubnumber = 13

| youthyears1 = 1958–1960

| youthclubs1 = SG Sielow

| youthyears2 = 1960–1963

| youthclubs2 = ASG Vorwärts Cottbus

| youthyears3 = 1963–1965

| youthclubs3 = SC Cottbus

| years1 = 1965–1966

| clubs1 = SC Cottbus

| caps1 = 19

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 1966–1967

| clubs2 = ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 1967–1968

| clubs3 = Energie Cottbus

| caps3 = 17

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 1968–1973

| clubs4 = Union Berlin

| caps4 = 131

| goals4 = 21

| years5 = 1973–1981

| clubs5 = BFC Dynamo

| caps5 = 152

| goals5 = 29

| nationalyears1 = 1975–1976

| nationalteam1 = East Germany Olympic

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1973–1977

| nationalteam2 = East Germany

| nationalcaps2 = 30

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| medaltemplates =

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Reinhard Lauck (16 September 1946 – 22 October 1997), often nicknamed Mäcki, was a German footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Lauck played for Union Berlin (1968–1973) and BFC Dynamo (1973–1981) in more than 250 East German top-flight matches.{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/players/lauckdata.html | title = Reinhard Lauck – Matches and Goals in Oberliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 1 February 2018 | accessdate = 9 February 2018 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} Lauck was voted the 1974 and 1976 BFC Footballer of the Year at the 9th and 10th editions of the club's traditional annual ball in the Dynamo-Sporthalle at the beginning of the new year.{{cite magazine |date=14 January 1975 |title=Reinhard Lauck BFC-Fußballer des Jahres |url=https://www.fcc-supporters.org/fuwo/files/FUWO%201975/FUWO%201975%2002.pdf |journal=Neue Fußballwoche (FuWo) (de) |language=de |location=Berlin |publisher=DFV der DDR |volume=1975 |issue=2 |page=16 |issn=0323-8407 |access-date=3 April 2022 }}{{cite magazine |last=Schlegel |first=Klaus |date=11 January 1977 |title=Das Bewährte wird bewahrt |url=https://www.fcc-supporters.org/fuwo/files/FUWO%201977/FUWO%201977%2002.pdf |journal=Neue Fußballwoche (FuWo) (de) |language=de |location=Berlin |publisher=DFV der DDR |volume=1977 |issue=2 |page=2 |issn=0323-8407 |access-date=3 April 2022 }} He led BFC Dynamo to win three East German championships in a row, the first three of overall ten consecutive league titles for the Wine Reds.

International career

On the national level he played for East Germany national team (30 matches/three goals),{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/lauck-intl.html | title = Reinhard Lauck – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 1 February 2018 | accessdate = 9 February 2018 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. During the 1974 World Cup, Lauck excelled in the famous 1–0 victory of his East Germany side over later world champion West Germany.