| Werner Friese | |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Dresden, Soviet occupation zone in Germany |
| Death Place: | Dresden, Germany |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthyears1: | 1958–1964 |
| Youthclubs1: | TSG Blau-Weiß Kleinzschachwitz |
| Years1: | 1964–1968 |
| Clubs1: | FSV Lokomotive Dresden |
| Years2: | 1968–1979 |
| Clubs2: | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
| Caps2: | 181 |
| Years3: | 1979 |
| Clubs3: | ASG Vorwärts Cottbus-Süd |
| Years4: | 1979–1981 |
| Clubs4: | BSG Chemie Böhlen |
| Nationalteam1: | East Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Manageryears1: | 1986–1989 |
| Managerclubs1: | Lokomotive Halberstadt |
| Manageryears2: | 1989–1990 |
| Managerclubs2: | FSV Frankfurt |
| Manageryears3: | 1992–1993 |
| Managerclubs3: | Eintracht Frankfurt (goalkeeping coach) |
| Manageryears4: | 1993–2001 |
| Managerclubs4: | Bayer Leverkusen (goalkeeping coach) |
| Manageryears5: | 2001–2002 |
| Managerclubs5: | Eintracht Frankfurt (goalkeeping coach) |
| Manageryears6: | 2004 |
| Managerclubs6: | Shakhtar Donetsk (goalkeeping coach) |
| Manageryears7: | 2005–2006 |
| Managerclubs7: | Dynamo Dresden (goalkeeping coach) |
Werner Friese (30 March 1946 – 28 September 2016) was a German football player. He was part of the East German team for its only World Cup appearance in West Germany 1974, as a backup goalkeeper. However, he did not earn any caps for East Germany.[1] He also played for 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.[2]