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 74)
Place of birth	Dresden, Soviet occupation zone
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	RB Leipzig (Scout)
Youth career
1957–1964	Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1978	Dynamo Dresden	256	(143)
National team
1968–1975	East Germany	50	(25)
Teams managed
1995–1996	Dynamo Dresden
2000–2001	Dresdner SC
Honours Men's football Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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, Dynamo Dresden, scoring 127 goals in 234 DDR-Oberliga games between 1964 and 1978. He was East Germany's top scorer in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1976, and was player of the year in 1973.

International career[]

Kreische was an East German international, scoring 25 goals in 50 appearances. He was part of the 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[]

• DDR-Oberliga (5): 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978
• FDGB Pokal (2): 1971, 1977
• Olympic Bronze Medal: 1972

References[]

External links[]

• Career statistics
• International career
• Hans-Jürgen Kreische at the International Olympic Committee

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