Torsten Gütschow

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Torsten Gütschow
Date of birth	July 28, 1962 (1962-07-28) (age 45)
Place of birth	Görlitz, East Germany
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-93 1993 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-99	Dynamo Dresden Galatasaray Carl Zeiss Jena Hannover 96 Chemnitzer FC Dynamo Dresden	247 (126) 019 0(12) 009 00(0) 033 0(16) 034 0(15) 082 0(33)
National team
1984-89	East Germany	003 00(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Torsten Gütschow (born July 28, 1962) is a German ex-footballer who played as a striker. Gütschow was born in East Germany, and began his career with Dynamo Dresden. He established himself as a prolific goalscorer, and was the DDR-Oberliga's top scorer for its last three seasons (1989-91). In addition he was the last ever East German footballer of the year. Following reunification, Dynamo moved into the Bundesliga, and Gütschow was a key player, scoring 12 goals in 39 games, before moving abroad, joining Galatasaray in January 1993. Six months later he was back in Germany, and had spells with Carl Zeiss Jena, Hannover 96 and Chemnitzer FC, each for one year. In 1996 he returned to Dynamo Dresden, where he spent three years as the club tried in vain to return to the Bundesliga. He retired from football in 1999.