Rainer Troppa

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Rainer Troppa

Troppa in 1980
Personal information
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

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

• Rainer Troppa at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Rainer Troppa at WorldFootball.net
• Rainer Troppa at National-Football-Teams.com

References