Ronald Kreer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Leipzig, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BSG Lokomotive Delitzsch | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1981–1991 | 1. FC Lokomotive LeipzigDDR-OL | 241 | (10) |
| 1991–1992 | VfB Leipzig2. BL | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| East Germany U19 | |||
| 1982–1989 | East Germany | 65 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ronald Kreer (born 10 November 1959 in Leipzig) is a former German professional footballer.[1][2]
Kreer began his career playing for the youth side of BSG Lokomotive Delitzsch and then 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. After being promoted to the Leipzig senior squad, Kreer played 241 games in the DDR-Oberliga for the club, scoring 10 goals. With Leipzig he won the FDGB Pokal twice and took to the field in numerous European matches, including the final of the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup, as part of the team who were defeated 1–0 by Ajax Amsterdam.[3] Kreer played for the East Germany team at the 1980 under-19 European Championships, and was sent off as the team were beaten 1–0 by the USSR in the final.[4] He made his full international debut for East Germany on 22 September 1982 in a 2–2 draw against Bulgaria in Burgas. Kreer played a total of 65 times for East Germany (making him the 10th most-capped player). He also scored two goals in his international career, which ended in 1989.
In 1991–92, Kreer played a season in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga with the club, before ending his career with Sachsen Leipzig in the top tier.
After ending his playing career, he worked with the German Football Association training young talent around Leipzig.
References
- ↑ "Roland Kreer" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ↑ "Ronald Kreer" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ↑ "1986/87: Ajax revive their traditions". UEFA. 1 June 1987. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ↑ "1980: Soviet success worth the wait". UEFA. 1 June 1980. Retrieved 7 February 2009.