Joseph Krische

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Joseph “Joe” Krische is a former U.S. soccer soccer defender. Various sources, including the National Soccer Hall of Fame, mis-spell Krische’s name as Kriesch and Kriesche. He earned three caps with the U.S. national team in 1960 and 1961.

[edit] Club career

Krische played for Blau-Weiss Gottschee of the New York German American Soccer League (GASL). In 1960, he also played for New York in the International Soccer League.^[1]

[edit] National team

Krische played two World Cup qualification games in November 1960. On November 6, 1960, the U.S. played to a 3-3 tie with Mexico followed by a 3-0 loss to Mexico seven days later. His third, and final, game with the national team came in a 2-0 loss to Colombia on February 5, 1961.^[2]

He served for several years as the president of the Blau-Weiss Gottschee Soccer Club.^[3]