Martin Kree

Martin Kree (born 27 January 1965) is a German former footballer,[1] who played mostly as a central defender.

Martin Kree
Personal information
Full name Martin Kree
Date of birth (1965-01-27) 27 January 1965
Place of birth Wickede, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1980 TuS Wickede
1980–1983 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 VfL Bochum II
1983–1989 VfL Bochum 164 (28)
1989–1994 Bayer Leverkusen 156 (22)
1994–1998 Borussia Dortmund 81 (1)
National team
1984–1985 West Germany U-21 5 (0)
1986 West Germany B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During a 15-year professional career, Kree played 401 Bundesliga games for VfL Bochum, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund.[2]

Career

Born in Wickede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Kree made his first division debuts with VfL Bochum in 1983–84 – seven matches, one goal – netting an impressive 12 goals in his sixth season (only three penalty kicks), while only missing six matches in his last four seasons combined.

After a further five seasons with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, playing in all 38 league matches with nine goals in the first campaign with teams from the re-unified Germany, Kree moved to Borussia Dortmund, where he won back-to-back league championships, the 1997 Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, also in that year. During the club's Champions League victorious campaign, he played in eight matches (six complete, including the final).

Kree retired from football in 1998, aged 33.

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
West Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
1983–84VfL Bochum IIOberliga
1983–84VfL BochumBundesliga711081
1984–8527230302
1985–8633250382
1986–8732410334
1987–8832741368
1988–893312303612
1989–90Bayer 04 Leverkusen34720367
1990–913222160403
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
1991–92Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga38950439
1992–9334472416
1993–941803140251
1994–95Borussia Dortmund2411070321
1995–962303051311
1996–972100080290
1997–981302140191
Total West Germany 21260
Germany 1711421428122019
Career total 426341

References

  1. "Kree, Martin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. Matthias Arnhold (22 May 2014). "Martin Kree - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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