Herbert Pankau (4 October 1941 – 25 July 2025) was a German footballer who played as a midfielder for Hansa Rostock. He scored 30 goals in 257 matches for Hansa Rostock in the East German top-flight.[1] He won 25 caps for East Germany between 1962 and 1967.[2] Pankau worked as an engineer after his football career. Pankau died on 25 July 2025, at the age of 83.[3]

Herbert Pankau
Pankau in 1964
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-10-04)4 October 1941
Place of birth Blankwitt, Gau Pomerania, Germany
Date of death 25 July 2025(2025-07-25) (aged 83)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1950–1960 BSG Einheit Grevesmühlen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1971 Hansa Rostock[nb 1] 257 (30)
1971–1975 BSG Schiffahrt/
Hafen Rostock
International career
1962–1967 East Germany 25 (4)
Medal record
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League FDGB-Pokal Europe[a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hansa Rostock[nb 1] 1960 DDR-Oberliga 20141242
1961–62 30341344
1962–63 26020280
1963–64 16010170
1964–65 22010230
1965–66 26440304
1966–67 26450314
1967–68 23610246
1968–69 2441040294
1969–70 2245141316
1970–71 22421242
Total 257303048129535

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
East Germany 196210
196320
19647[a]0
196560
196661
196773
Total294
  1. Includes five appearances in 1964 Summer Olympics which are attributed only to the East Germany Olympic team in (East) German sources
Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pankau goal.
List of international goals scored by Herbert Pankau[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 September 1966Dr.-Kurt-Fischer-Stadion, Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany Egypt1–06–0Friendly
211 October 1967Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany Denmark2–23–2UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
33–2
418 November 1967Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany Romania1–01–0Friendly

Notes

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  1. 1 2 "Empor Rostock" until 1965

References

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  1. Arnhold, Matthias (15 June 2017). "Herbert Pankau – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (15 June 2017). "Herbert Pankau – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. Der F.C. Hansa trauert um Legende Herbert Pankau (in German)
  4. "Herbert Pankau » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Herbert Pankau » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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