Theo Gries

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Theo Gries
Personal information
Full name Theo Gries
Date of birth (1961-02-10) 10 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Mittelbrunn, West Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Striker
Team information
Current team
1. FC Union Berlin II (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1985 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 (0)
1985–1988 Alemannia Aachen 125 (47)
1988–1993 Hertha BSC 176 (74)
1993–1994 Hannover 96 20 (8)
Total322(129)
Managerial career
2003–2005 Tennis Borussia Berlin
2007– 1. FC Union Berlin II
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Theo Gries (born 10 February 1961 in Mittelbrunn) is a German football manager and retired player [1] who is currently coaching 1. FC Union Berlin II. Gries scored 123 goals [2] in the 2. Bundesliga, making him before the start of the 2012-13 second division season the third-best marksman in the history of this league. [3]

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References

  1. "Gries, Theo" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (28 February 2013). "Theo Gries - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. Arnhold, Matthias; Ballesteros, Frank; Schmidt, Manuel (7 March 2013). "(West) Germany - Second Level Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 March 2013.