Herbert Pankau

Herbert Pankau
Pankau in 1964
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-10-04)4 October 1941
Place of birth Blankwitt, Gau Pomerania, Germany
Date of death 25 July 2025(2025-07-25) (aged 83)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1950–1960 BSG Einheit Grevesmühlen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1971 Hansa Rostock[nb 1] 257 (30)
1971–1975 BSG Schiffahrt/
Hafen Rostock
International career
1962–1967 East Germany 25 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Pankau (4 October 1941 – 25 July 2025) was a German footballer who played as a midfielder for Hansa Rostock. He won 25 caps for East Germany between 1962 and 1967.[1] In the East German top-flight Pankau scored 30 goals in 257 matches.[2] Pankau died on 25 July 2025, at the age of 83.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League FDGB-Pokal Europe[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hansa Rostock[nb 1] 1960 DDR-Oberliga 20 1 4 1 24 2
1961–62 30 3 4 1 34 4
1962–63 26 0 2 0 28 0
1963–64 16 0 1 0 17 0
1964–65 22 0 1 0 23 0
1965–66 26 4 4 0 30 4
1966–67 26 4 5 0 31 4
1967–68 23 6 1 0 24 6
1968–69 24 4 1 0 4 0 29 4
1969–70 22 4 5 1 4 1 31 6
1970–71 22 4 2 1 24 2
Total 257 30 30 4 8 1 295 35

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
East Germany 1962 1 0
1963 2 0
1964 7[a] 0
1965 6 0
1966 6 1
1967 7 3
Total 29 4
  1. ^ Includes five appearances in 1964 Summer Olympics
Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pankau goal.
List of international goals scored by Herbert Pankau[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 September 1966 Dr.-Kurt-Fischer-Stadion, Chemnitz, East Germany  Egypt 1–0 6–0 Friendly
2 11 October 1967 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany  Denmark 2–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
3 3–2
4 18 November 1967 Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany  Romania 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Empor Rostock" until 1965

References

  1. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (15 June 2017). "Herbert Pankau – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (15 June 2017). "Herbert Pankau – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ Der F.C. Hansa trauert um Legende Herbert Pankau (in German)
  4. ^ "Herbert Pankau » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Herbert Pankau » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.