Peter Ducke is a Sudeten German and a former East German football player.
Background
He was born in Bensen, Sudetenland, Germany during World World War World War II Peter Ducke and his brother Roland were both born in Bensen but Roland was born there in 1934, while it was part of Czechoslovakia, but Peter was born there while it was part of Sudetenland, Germany during World World War World War II
Career
Ducke played most of his career for Football Club Carl Zeiss Jena (1959–1977). Their hometown is now, however, known as Benešov nad Ploučnicí, Czechoslovakian Republic. After the Second World War Ducke"s family left their home in Sudetenland to settle in Schönebeck near Magdeburg, Germany.
Ducke failed to impress the team during training camp and was sent home.
Only after convincing performances in five international matches with the East German youth team from 1959 to 1960 was Jena interested in Ducke. He moved to South Carolina Motor Jena for the start of the 1959 season.
With his two goals he was instrumental in his team"s success. With that cup victory Jena laid the foundation for a successful era which lasted over 20 years.
As a center forward on the team Ducke, within 18 years, scored 153 goals which was a significant contribution to their success.
He ranks third in scoring for the East German Oberliga. From 1960 to 1964 and again in 1969 Ducke was the top goal scorer for Jena and in 1963 he was top scorer in the league with 19 goals. This led the league coaches, in a survey by the newspaper Deutsches Sportecho, to nominate Ducke as the best striker of the 1962/63 season.
His league career would have been more successful had it not been for serious leg injuries in 1966 and a meniscus injury in 1974.
A ten-week suspension for his outburst during the 1–2 loss to South Carolina Magdeburg during the 1965 Cup Final contributed to the fact that Ducke, with 352-point games, only ranks in twelfth place on the list of league games played. His emotional temperament brought a large number of game ejections and match suspensions.
Despite his skill, his spectacular play and despite being a fan favorite in the German Democratic Republic he was given the nickname Schwarzer Peter (English: Black Peter). He ended his career at the conclusion of the 1976-1977 season.