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Richard Kress (alternative writing Richard Kreß) (6 March 1925 – 30 March 1996) was a German footballer.[1]

Richard Kress

Personal information
Full name	Richard Kress
Date of birth	6 March 1925
Place of birth	Niesig (today part of Fulda), Germany
Date of death	30 March 1996(1996-03-30) (aged 71)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1935–1953	FV Horas
1953–1964	Eintracht Frankfurt	291	(70)
National team
1954–1961	Germany	9	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1953 until 1964 as a typical right winger. He won the German championship in 1959 and played in the European Cup final in 1960 which was lost to Real Madrid 3–7 on 18 May at Hampden Park in Glasgow in front of 135,000 spectators. Kress scored the first goal of the match.

Kress also worked in a chemist's shop with his wife in Frankfurt. He could be regularly met on his way to the Eintracht training facility in Riederwald on line 18.

He was capped nine times for Germany between 1954 and 1961 contributing two goals.

Kress still is the oldest player to give his debut in the Bundesliga.

Honours

• German championship: 1958–59
• European Cup: runners-up 1959–60
• Oberliga Süd: 1958–59; runners-up 1953–54, 1960–61, 1961–62
• DFB-Pokal: runners-up 1963–64

References

External links

• Richard Kress at eintracht-archiv.de (in German)

На других языках

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[de] Richard Kreß

Richard Kreß (* 6. März 1925 in Niesig; † 30. März 1996 in Frankfurt am Main) war ein deutscher Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Richard Kress

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[fr] Richard Kreß

Richard Kreß (ou Kress) était un footballeur allemand né le 6 mars 1925 à Niesig et mort le 30 mars 1996 à Francfort-sur-le-Main.

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[it] Richard Kreß

Richard Kreß (Niesig, 6 marzo 1925 – 28 marzo 1996) è stato un calciatore tedesco, di ruolo attaccante.

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