 He also played for the East Germany national football team, making 62 appearances and scoring 15 goals between 1973 and 1981.In 1974, he played in six matches for East Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring once against Chile.In 1976, he was in the East German team which won the gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, playing in 5 matches and scoring once in the final against Poland.