Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2-1 in the final in Düsseldorf.
Tynan scored both goals in the away leg against Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany, the equalising goal being in the 90th minute but Newport lost the home leg 1–0.
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The 1980–81 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by FC Dinamo Tbilisi in the final against FC Carl Zeiss Jena.
Her brother Davor and her cousin Josip are also footballers, currently playing respectively for Grasshopper Zürich and Carl Zeiss Jena.
He made his debut for the club in December 2011, as a substitute for Nils Pfingsten-Reddig in a Thuringia derby against Carl Zeiss Jena which Erfurt lost 1–0.
Mark Zimmermann (born March 1, 1974 in Bad Salzungen) is a former German footballer and currently an assistant coach of 3rd Liga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena.