Martin Kree

Martin Kree
Personal information
Full name	Martin Kree
Date of birth	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
1983–1984	VfL Bochum II
1983–1989	VfL Bochum
1989–1994	Bayer Leverkusen
1994–1998	Borussia Dortmund
International career
1984–1985	West Germany U-21
1986	West Germany B
Medal record
VfL Bochum
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated February 03, 2024

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

Career

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
Club	Season	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

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References

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

External links

Martin Kree at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Martin Kree at WorldFootball.net

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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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