Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | Leipzig, Weimar Republic | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1953–1957 | Lokomotive Leipzig | ||
1960–1961 | Kreuzlingen | ||
1962–1963 | Toronto Olympia | ||
1963–1965 | Germania | ||
1966 | Montebello | ||
1967 | Los Angeles Toros | 14 | (0) |
1968–1978 | Montebello Armenians | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lothar Spranger is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Spranger played in the DDR-Oberliga in the 1950s with 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig for five seasons. [1] In 1957, he received a short-term travel visa to West Germany and as result defected. [1] In 1960, he played abroad in Switzerland with FC Kreuzlingen and played with the organization for two seasons. [1] [2] In 1961, he continued his career this time in North America where he played in Canada's National Soccer League with Toronto Olympia for the 1962 season. [3] [4] He would re-sign with Toronto for the 1963 season. [5]
For the remainder of the 1963 season, he played in the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League with Germania. [6] He furthered his soccer career in Southern California by playing with Germania for an additional two seasons. [7] [8] In 1966, he played in the Continental Soccer League with Montebello. [9] The following season he signed with Los Angeles Toros of the National Professional Soccer League. [10] He originally was signed as a backup keeper for Blagoje Vidinić but became the starting goalkeeper after Vidinic sustained an injury for the majority of the season. [11] He would make 14 appearances for Los Angeles. [12]
In 1968, he returned to the Greater Los Angeles League to play with Montebello Armenians and was named to the All-Star team. [13] Spranger featured in the 1969 National Challenge Cup final but Montebello was defeated by reigning champions Greek American AA. [14] He was named once more to the All-Star team for the 1970 season. [15] He played his final season in the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League with Montebello in 1978. [16]
Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | Leipzig, Weimar Republic | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1953–1957 | Lokomotive Leipzig | ||
1960–1961 | Kreuzlingen | ||
1962–1963 | Toronto Olympia | ||
1963–1965 | Germania | ||
1966 | Montebello | ||
1967 | Los Angeles Toros | 14 | (0) |
1968–1978 | Montebello Armenians | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lothar Spranger is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Spranger played in the DDR-Oberliga in the 1950s with 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig for five seasons. [1] In 1957, he received a short-term travel visa to West Germany and as result defected. [1] In 1960, he played abroad in Switzerland with FC Kreuzlingen and played with the organization for two seasons. [1] [2] In 1961, he continued his career this time in North America where he played in Canada's National Soccer League with Toronto Olympia for the 1962 season. [3] [4] He would re-sign with Toronto for the 1963 season. [5]
For the remainder of the 1963 season, he played in the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League with Germania. [6] He furthered his soccer career in Southern California by playing with Germania for an additional two seasons. [7] [8] In 1966, he played in the Continental Soccer League with Montebello. [9] The following season he signed with Los Angeles Toros of the National Professional Soccer League. [10] He originally was signed as a backup keeper for Blagoje Vidinić but became the starting goalkeeper after Vidinic sustained an injury for the majority of the season. [11] He would make 14 appearances for Los Angeles. [12]
In 1968, he returned to the Greater Los Angeles League to play with Montebello Armenians and was named to the All-Star team. [13] Spranger featured in the 1969 National Challenge Cup final but Montebello was defeated by reigning champions Greek American AA. [14] He was named once more to the All-Star team for the 1970 season. [15] He played his final season in the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League with Montebello in 1978. [16]