Rainer Ernst

Rainer Ernst
Ernst in 1987
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-12-31) 31 December 1961
Place of birth Neustrelitz, East Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Youth career
1969–1973 BSG Empor Neustrelitz
1973–1975 SG Dynamo Neustrelitz
1975–1979 BFC Dynamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1990 BFC Dynamo 216 (91)
1990–1991 1. FC Kaiserslautern 18 (2)
1991–1992 Bordeaux 27 (7)
1992–1993 Cannes 7 (0)
1993–1994 FC Zürich 17 (2)
1994–1997 FSV Salmrohr 52 (5)
International career
?–? East Germany Junior team 25 (10)
?–? East Germany Youth team 23 (10)
1981–1990 East Germany 56 (20)
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
BFC Dynamo
Winner DDR-Oberliga 1980
Winner DDR-Oberliga 1981
Winner DDR-Oberliga 1982
Winner DDR-Oberliga 1983
Winner DDR-Oberliga 1984
Winner DDR-Oberliga 1985
Winner DDR-Oberliga 1986
Winner DDR-Oberliga 1987
Winner DDR-Oberliga 1988
Runner-up FDGB-Pokal 1982
Runner-up FDGB-Pokal 1984
Runner-up FDGB-Pokal 1985
Winner FDGB-Pokal 1988
Winner FDGB-Pokal 1989
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Winner Bundesliga 1991
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Winner Ligue 2 1992
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rainer Ernst (born 31 December 1961) is a German former professional footballer who amassed 56 caps for the East Germany national team. He was the last captain of East Germany before the political change.