Erwin Kremers

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Erwin Kremers
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Kremers in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-03-24) 24 March 1949 (age 74)
Place of birth Mönchengladbach, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1969 Borussia Mönchengladbach 24 (1)
1969–1971 Kickers Offenbach 57 (18)
1971–1979 Schalke 04 212 (50)
Total262(61)
International career
1972–1974 West Germany 15 (3)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1972 Belgium
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erwin Kremers (born 24 March 1949) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. His twin brother, Helmut Kremers, also played as a German international with the two brothers playing with each other regularly. Erwin and Helmut Kremers are the first ever twins to play in the Bundesliga. [1]

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Career

Kremers began his football career as a youth player, along with his brother, at Borussia Mönchengladbach before eventually going on to make over 20 appearances for the first team in the Bundesliga. [2] After two years at the club he (and his brother) moved on to Kickers Offenbach where he had an impressive strike record with 10 goals in just 25 starts. In the summer on 1971 he and his brother both moved to FC Schalke 04 and it was in the following year that he got his call up to the German national team. Kremers went on to play 15 times for his country, playing in the winning 1972 UEFA European Football Championship team and he scored a total of three goals. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ James Dart and Paolo Bandini (10 October 2007). "Who has scored the most hat-tricks in a single season?". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (30 January 2020). "Erwin Kremers - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com . Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (30 January 2020). "Erwin Kremers - International Appearances". RSSSF.com . Retrieved 30 January 2020.


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