Heiko Weber: The last goalscorer in the GDR Oberliga is dead
The former player and coach died after a serious illness
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- FC Carl Zeiss Jena mourns the death of Heiko Weber.
- The former striker and coach had a significant influence on the club, scored the last goal in GDR Oberliga history and led Jena back to the 2nd Bundesliga as coach.
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Why It Matters
Heiko Weber scored the last goal in GDR Oberliga history in 1991. He also led FC Carl Zeiss Jena from the fourth to the second league as a coach.
»The FCC family, which showed Heiko Weber a wave of sympathy and support after his illness became known, is deeply moved and incredibly sad. As much as we had to expect this bad, final news, it hits us to the core," wrote FC Carl Zeiss on its website.
Weber scored the last goal in GDR league history
With the former striker, the Thuringian club is losing “a very special person who shaped our club more than anyone else during the reunification and post-reunification period. It was he who shot us into the 2nd Bundesliga with the last goal in GDR Oberliga history in Cottbus," wrote Carl Zeiss Jena. Weber scored the goal for Jena on the final matchday of the GDR Oberliga in 1991 to make it 2-0 at Energie Cottbus - it was the last goal in the history of the top division of the GDR, which no longer existed at the time.
Weber wore the Carl Zeiss jersey in more than 300 games. "Our thoughts are with his family and friends, whom we wish with all our hearts a lot of strength during this difficult time," said the regional league team. It was also Weber "who, exactly 38 years ago to the day on October 26, 1988, scored the last goal for our FC Carl Zeiss Jena on the European stage against Sampdoria Genoa on the home field and later, as coach, led our club back from the fourth division to the 2nd Bundesliga with two consecutive promotions in 2005 and 2006."
