Detlef Enge

Who is Detlef Enge?

Detlef Enge is a former East German football player who played in the DDR-Oberliga for 1. FC Magdeburg. He won the Oberliga championship three times, the East German Cup—FDGB-Pokal—once and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1974 with the club. He played in 46 matches for the youth national teams.

Enge began his playing career in the school sports club in his home town of Schwanebeck, north of the Harz. In November 1967, at age 15, the talented defender won his first cap to the youth national team. He would go on to play for his country in all youth levels, winning the UEFA junior tournament in 1970.

In 1967, 1. FC Magdeburg signed talented Enge, and after playing in the Juniors' Oberliga, Enge had his debut in the senior team at age 17, when he played in the Cup Winners' Cup match against Académica Coimbra on 26 November 1969. He would have to wait another nine months for his first Oberliga match, until 22 August 1970 when he played in the 1–0 home win against FC Vorwärts Berlin as a right-back. Playing in 23 of 26 matches of the 1970–71 season Enge quickly established himself as a regular in the team. One year later, he won his first senior title, winning the Oberliga championship, playing in 24 of 26 matches. On 1 May 1973 he won the FDGB-Pokal when 1. FC Magdeburg beat 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 3–2.