Martin Kree (born 27 January 1965) is a German former footballer,[1] who played mostly as a central defender.

Martin Kree
Personal information
Full name Martin Kree
Date of birth (1965-01-27) 27 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Wickede, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1980 TuS Wickede
1980–1983 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 VfL Bochum II
1983–1989 VfL Bochum 164 (28)
1989–1994 Bayer Leverkusen 156 (22)
1994–1998 Borussia Dortmund 81 (1)
International career
1984–1985 West Germany U-21 5 (0)
1986 West Germany B 1 (0)
Medal record
VfL Bochum
Runner-up DFB-Pokal 1987–88
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Winner DFB-Pokal 1992–93
Borussia Dortmund
Winner Bundesliga 1994–95
Winner Bundesliga 1995–96
Winner UEFA Champions League 1996–97
Winner Intercontinental Cup 1997
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During a 15-year professional career, Kree played 401 Bundesliga games for VfL Bochum, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund.[2]

Career

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Born in Wickede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Kree made his first division debuts with VfL Bochum in 1983–84 – seven matches, one goal – netting an impressive 12 goals in his sixth season (only three penalty kicks), while only missing six matches in his last four seasons combined.

After a further five seasons with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, playing in all 38 league matches with nine goals in the first campaign with teams from the re-unified Germany, Kree moved to Borussia Dortmund, where he won back-to-back league championships, the 1997 Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, also in that year. During the club's Champions League victorious campaign, he played in eight matches (six complete, including the final).

Kree retired from football in 1998, aged 33.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Bochum II 1983–84 Oberliga
VfL Bochum 1983–84 Bundesliga 7 1 1 0 8 1
1984–85 27 2 3 0 30 2
1985–86 33 2 5 0 38 2
1986–87 32 4 1 0 33 4
1987–88 32 7 4 1 36 8
1988–89 33 12 3 0 36 12
Total 164 28 17 1 0 0 181 29
Bayer Leverkusen 1989–90 Bundesliga 34 7 2 0 36 7
1990–91 32 2 2 1 6 0 40 3
1991–92 38 9 5 0 43 9
1992–93 34 4 7 2 41 6
1993–94 18 0 3 1 4 0 25 1
Total 156 22 19 4 10 0 185 26
Borussia Dortmund 1994–95 Bundesliga 24 1 1 0 7 0 32 1
1995–96 23 0 3 0 5 1 31 1
1996–97 21 0 0 0 8 0 29 0
1997–98 13 0 2 1 4 0 19 1
Total 81 1 6 1 24 1 111 3
Career total 401 51 42 6 34 1 477 58

References

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  1. ^ "Kree, Martin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ Matthias Arnhold (22 May 2014). "Martin Kree - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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