Reinhard Lauck 1946 – 1997

Biography

Reinhard Lauck was born on September 16, 1946, in Sielow, beginning a life that would be devoted to football. He came of age during a transformative period in German sports, when the game was rekindling after the upheavals of the postwar years. His passion for football would define much of his personal and professional identity throughout his life.

As a footballer, Lauck participated in a sport that held deep significance in German culture and society. The football pitch became his arena for dedication and skill, representing the values of teamwork and determination. Through his career in the sport, he was part of a generation that helped restore and rebuild German football during the mid-twentieth century.

Reinhard Lauck’s life was cut short when he was tragically killed in a traffic collision in Berlin on October 22, 1997, at the age of 51. His passing marked the end of a life lived in service to the game he loved. Though his years were not many, his presence in the world of German football left its mark, and he is remembered as part of that important chapter in the sport’s history.