| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Kress | ||
| Date of birth | March 6, 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Niesig (today part of Fulda), Germany | ||
| Date of death | March 30, 1996 (aged 71) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1935–1953 | FV Horas | ||
| 1953–1964 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 291 | (70) |
| National team | |||
| 1954–1961 | Germany | 9 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Richard Kress (alternative writing Richard Kreß) (March 6, 1925 – March 30, 1996) was a German footballer.
He played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1953 until 1964 as a typical right winger and won the German championship in 1959 and played the European Cup final in 1960 which was lost to Real Madrid 3-7 on May 18 at Hampden Park in Glasgow in front of 135,000 spectators. Kress scored 1-0 lead for Frankfurt.
Richard Kress also worked in a chemist's shop with his wife in Frankfurt. He could be regularly met on his way to the Eintracht training facility in Riederwald on line 18.
He was capped 9 times for Germany between 1954 and 1961 contributing 2 goals.
Kress still is the oldest player to give his debut in the Bundesliga.