Hans-Jürgen Kreische

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Hans-Jürgen Kreische
Kreische prior to the 1974 World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-07-19) 19 July 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth
Soviet occupation zone
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Striker
Team information
Current team
RB Leipzig (Scout)
Youth career
1957–1964 Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1978 Dynamo Dresden 256 (143)
International career
1968–1975 East Germany 50 (25)
Managerial career
1995–1996 Dynamo Dresden
2000–2001 Dresdner SC
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hans-Jürgen "Hansi" Kreische (born 19 July 1947) is a former East German footballer.

Career

Club career

Kreische spent his entire career with his hometown club,

player of the year
in 1973.

International career

Kreische was an

1974 World Cup squad, and was also in the 1972 Olympic bronze medal winning team.[1] He and Heino Kleiminger were the only players to score four goals in one match for East Germany. Kreische was not selected for the 1976 Olympic team that went on to win gold after he was blacklisted by the Stasi for undertaking a private bet with the West German politician Hans Apel during the 1974 World Cup.[2]

After football

Following his retirement from football, Kreische worked as a coach with Dynamo's youth system and had a brief spell as first-team manager, during the 1995–96 season. As of April 2010, he is working as a successful scout for RB Leipzig.[3]

Honours

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hansi Kreische". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ Djazmi, Mani (7 March 2019). "World Cup whisky and the Cold War: When East & West Germany met". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Dynamo Dresden: Kreische zu RB Leipzig". Bild.de. March 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

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