Gerd Kostmann

German footballer

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Gerd Kostmann
Personal information
Kostmann with Hansa Rostock in 1969
Full name	Gerhard Rüdiger Kostmann
Date of birth	(1941-07-02) 2 July 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth	Stettin, Germany^[a]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Traktor Zodel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1964	Motor Wolgast
1964–1971	Empor/Hansa Rostock	89	(43)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerhard "Gerd" Kostmann (born 2 July 1941) is a German former footballer who played as a striker. He is most remembered for being the top scorer for two consecutive seasons in the East German DDR-Oberliga before reunification.^[1]