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Full name | Torsten Kracht | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 October 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Grimma, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–1979 | BSG Lokomotive Naunhof | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1984 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1991 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 109 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | VfB Leipzig | 74 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | VfB Stuttgart | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | VfB Leipzig | 39 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1999 | VfL Bochum | 116 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 64 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Karlsruher SC | 60 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | VfB Leipzig | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 491 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | East Germany | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Torsten Kracht (born 4 October 1967) is a retired East German and German football player. [1]
The defender made in total over 275 appearances East German and German top-flights. [2] Kracht has collected two caps for East Germany. [3] With 12 red and yellow/red cards, he is the most sent-off player in Bundesliga history. [4]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
East Germany | League | FDGB-Pokal | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1984–85 | Lokomotive Leipzig | DDR-Oberliga | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
1985–86 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||||
1986–87 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
1987–88 | 24 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||
1988–89 | 19 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||||
1989–90 | 16 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
1990–91 | NOFV-Oberliga | 26 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
1991–92 | VfB Leipzig | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
1992–93 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 3 | ||||
1993–94 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | VfB Leipzig | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
1994–95 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
1995–96 | VfL Bochum | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
1996–97 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
1997–98 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
1998–99 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
1999–00 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2000–01 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
2001–02 | Karlsruher SC | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
2003–04 | VfB Leipzig | NOFV-Oberliga | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Total | East Germany | 109 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
Germany | 382 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 408 | 26 | ||
Career total | 491 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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