Rainer Troppa

Rainer Troppa
	File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-W0606-0338, Rostock, DDR-Nachwuchs wurde Vize-Europameister (Rainer Troppa).jpg Troppa in 1980
Personal information
Date of birth	2 August 1958
Place of birth	Kolkwitz, East Germany
Date of death	9 September 2023 (aged 65)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1976	BSG Energie Cottbus
1976–1989	BFC Dynamo
International career
1981–1984	East Germany
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rainer Troppa (2 August 1958 – 9 September 2023) was a German professional footballer who played as a defender. Troppa began his professional career with BSG Energie Cottbus. He was transferred to BFC Dynamo when BSG Energie Cottbus was relegated to second tier DDR-Liga after the 1975–76 DDR-Oberliga season.^[1] He played for the East Germany national team, featuring in the unsuccessful qualifying campaigns for the 1982 and 1986 World Cups and the 1984 European Championship.^[2] Troppa died in September 2023, at the age of 65.^[3]

External links

↑ Arnhold, Matthias (23 February 2017). "Rainer Troppa – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
↑ Arnhold, Matthias (23 February 2017). "Rainer Troppa – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
↑ "Oberliga-Legende von Energie Cottbus und BFC Dynamo gestorben". Lausitzer Rundschau. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

Personal information
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-W0606-0338, Rostock, DDR-Nachwuchs wurde Vize-Europameister (Rainer Troppa).jpg Troppa in 1980
Date of birth	(1958-08-02)2 August 1958
Place of birth	Kolkwitz, East Germany
Date of death	9 September 2023(2023-09-09) (aged 65)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1976	BSG Energie Cottbus	7	(0)
1976–1989	BFC Dynamo	172	(37)
International career
1981–1984	East Germany	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals