Helmut Kremers

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Personal information
Helmut Kremers
Full name	Helmut Kremers
Date of birth	March 23, 1949 (age 58)
Place of birth	????, Germany
Height	172 cm
Playing position	full back
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1967-1969 1969-1971 1971-1980 1980-1981 1981	Borussia Mönchengladbach Kickers Offenbach FC Schalke 04 Rot-Weiß Essen Calgary Boomers	14 (1) 33 (4) 226 (45) 18 (4) ?? (??)
National team²
1973-1975	West Germany	8 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 30, 1982. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 30, 1982. * Appearances (Goals)

Helmut Kremers (born March 23, 1949) is a former German football player.

Moving up to the Bundesliga squad of Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1967, Helmut Kremers won his first of two German Cup trophies with then lower league side Kickers Offenbach in 1970. In 1972, he had joined FC Schalke 04 together with his twin brother Erwin in 1971, he was able to lift the trophy for a second time. Unlike his twin brother, who played winger, full back Helmut had spells with other clubs after the end of his deal with Schalke, playing for Rot-Weiss Essen in the 2nd Bundesliga of 1980-1981 and for North American Soccer League team Calgary Boomers in 1981. In total Kremers scored 50 goals in 273 Bundesliga appearances.

Helmut Kremers played in 8 games for his country, the last time on March 12, 1975, in a friendly defeat at the hands of England. Although playing on less occasions for West Germany than his twin brother (who won 15 caps), Helmut Kremers was part of the 1974 FIFA World Cup winning squad. Erwin missed out on that due to a disciplinary decision taken beforehand.

	West Germany squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup Champions (2nd Title)
1 Maier \| 2 Vogts \| 3 Breitner \| 4 Schwarzenbeck \| 5 Beckenbauer \| 6 Höttges \| 7 Wimmer \| 8 Cullmann \| 9 Grabowski \| 10 Netzer \| 11 Heynckes \| 12 Overath \| 13 Müller \| 14 Hoeneß \| 15 Flohe \| 16 Bonhof \| 17 Hölzenbein \| 18 Herzog \| 19 Kapellmann \| 20 Kremers \| 21 Nigbur \| 22 Kleff \| Coach: Schön