Axel Wittke
Axel Wittke (born 25 March 1960) is a German former footballer who played as a right midfielder in the DDR-Oberliga and the 2. Bundesliga. In 1983, he won the FDGB-Pokal, the East German cup with 1. FC Magdeburg. He played for his country at youth level and was part of the Olympic Games squad that failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics. Playing career 1. FC Magdeburg Wittke began his playing career at BSG Aufbau Börde Magdeburg, but already joined 1. FC Magdeburg's youth department in 1968, at age 8. Here he went through all youth teams, and won four call-ups for East Germany's youth national team. In 1978 Wittke was part of 1. FC Magdeburg's Oberliga squad for the first time and debuted in a cup match against BSG Stahl Thale on 14 October 1978. After that, however, he had to wait 16 more months for his first Oberliga appearance. During this time he continued to play in the youth team. On day 14 of the 1979–80 season he replaced unavailable teammate Klaus Decker as right midfielder in a match against BSG Wismut Aue on 23 February 1980. Wittke finished the season with ten appearances, making his breakthrough