Gerd Weber

Who is Gerd Weber?

Gerd Weber is a former German soccer player.

Weber began his career in 1970 with SG Dynamo Dresden of the DDR-Oberliga. Between 1977 and 1980 he played 35 times for the East German national team, scoring 5 goals, and winning gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1981, he along with two teammates, were arrested at Dresden Airport by the Stasi, just as they were to travel to Argentina for an international match. Weber had contacts to West German side 1. FC Köln, and had solicited escape plans, intending to flee to the West. Weber was sentenced to seven years and seven months' imprisonment. In 1989, he was released before serving his full sentence. However, he was banned from returning to professional football.