Ronald Kreer
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-11-10) 10 November 1959
Place of birth Leipzig, East Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1968–1970 BSG Lokomotive Delitzsch
1971–1978 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1991 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 244 (10)
1991–1992 VfB Leipzig 3 (0)
1992–1995 FC Sachsen Leipzig ? (?)
2005 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 1[1]
International career
?–? East Germany Junior team 16[2]
?–? East Germany Youth team 12[2] (1)
?–1984 East Germany Olympic team 13 (1[2])
1982–1989 East Germany 65 (2)
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Silver medal – second place 1980 Team Competition[3]
Lokomotive Leipzig
Runner-upDDR-Oberliga1986[4]
Runner-upDDR-Oberliga1988[5]
WinnerFDGB-Pokal1981[6]
WinnerFDGB-Pokal1986[7]
WinnerFDGB-Pokal1987[8][1]
Runner-upUEFA Cup Winners' Cup1987[9]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Kreer (born 10 November 1959) is a German former professional footballer.

Biography

Kreer began his career playing for the youth side of BSG Lokomotive Delitzsch, the local club of the town where he grew up, under the trainer Klaus Rudolph in 1968,[10] played there for three years and then of 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig in 1970.[1] After having developed in the club's youth side successfully, he was promoted to the Lok's senior squad in 1979.[11] Kreer played 244 games in the DDR-Oberliga for the club, scoring 10 goals,[12] he holds the all-time record for the most Oberliga appearances in the history of 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.[1] He debuted to the senior squad as the substitute for Matthias Liebers at 67 minutes of the match of the FDGB-Pokal 1978 2nd round against Motor Babelsberg under the trainer Heinz Joerk, on 14 October 1978.[1][13] Lok won it with 2–0 and proceeded to the next round. His first appearance for DDR-Oberliga is at the match between Lok and Chemie Böhlen on 21 October 1978, as the 18th in Lok's line-up. He scored at 22 minutes of the match, Lok lead with 1–0 and won with 2–1.[14] With Lok he won the FDGB Pokal three times 1981,[15][16] 1986 and 1987.[1] 1986 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 5–1 FC Union Berlin 31 May 1986 and 1987 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 4–1 FC Hansa Rostock 13 June 1987.[17] And he became the runner-up twice in DDR-Oberliga, both were competed with Berliner FC Dynamo. 1986: Berliner FC Dynamo 34:18, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 32:20. 1988: decided on goal difference: Berliner FC Dynamo 58:30, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 39:20.[4][18] There was "a trio that provides a defense guarantee for 1. FC Lok"[19] of three national players then; René Müller, Uwe Zötzsche and Ronald Kreer.

Kreer took to the field in 27 European matches with 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.[12] His largest win is the 7–0 over Lillestrøm Sportsklubb at the first leg of the first round of the UEFA Cup 1984/85 in Bruno-Plache-Stadion on 19 September 1984.[20][21] His highest achievement is the 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup Final in Athens on 13 May 1987 against Johan Cruyff's Ajax. At the second leg of the semi-final on 22 April 1987, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig defeated FC Girondins de Bordeaux on the legendary dramatic penalty shootout, proceeded to the final for the first time in the club history.[22] Kreer, who kept fighting though with his nasal bone fractured from the early minutes of the match, jubilated and celebrated their victory running with the teammates under the flood of the over-fulfilled fans' roaring in Leipzig's Zentralstadion.[23][24][8] Ajax won the final with 1–0, Lok received the runner-up medal.[9][25]

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0411-021, 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BFC Dynamo 1-3
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-W0606-0338, Rostock, DDR-Nachwuchs wurde Vize-Europameister

Kreer played for the East Germany Youth team at the 1980 Under-21 European Championships, and was sent off (61. "uncontrollable reaction" to Gassajew)[26] as the team were beaten 1–0 by the USSR in the second final in Moskva.[3][27] Kreer played for the East Germany Olympic team and the squad finished as the top of the group B, qualified to the 1984 Summer Olympics. The result: East Germany 14:5 13:3 Poland 13:6 13:3. Their last qualifying match was on 18 April 1984 4–0 against Denmark. Their long journey began in the season 1982/83, playing two matches with the club teams and 21 matches with the national teams. 44 players in total were called up to the latter 21, Kreer played 6 of 8 qualifying matches, 13 matches and scored one goal in total.[28] On 10 May 1984, the National Olympic Committee of the GDR announced that they would join the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott.[29][30]

He made his full international debut for East Germany on 22 September 1982 in a 2–2 draw against Bulgaria in Burgas. Kreer played a total of 65 times for East Germany (making him the 10th most-capped player).[31] He also scored two goals in his international career, which ended in 1989.[32] The second of the two goals was the decisive direct 25-metre shot for their sixth qualifying match of 1986 FIFA World Cup against France on 11 September 1985. Legend Joël Bats was powerless, East Germany led 2–0 at 81 minutes of the match and won over the European champions.[33] "Jubilee game and concentrated performance harmonized", said the co-trainer Harald Irmscher about Kreer's performance.[34] His last appearance is their last qualifying match of the 1990 FIFA World Cup against Austria in Wien Praterstadion on 15 November 1989, wearing the captain armband. There was possibility left to qualify, the tables at that time: USSR 9:4 9:5, Turkey 12:8 7:7, East Germany 9:10 7:7, Austria 6:9 7:7, Iceland (8 matches completed) 6:11 6:10.[35] On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall opened, the team hotel in Wien got surrounded by agencies like Reiner Calmund, hunting young talent at a low cost. Kreer was sent-off at 75 minutes of the match for the attempted action after headbutt of Andreas Ogris, left the pitch and the team with 3–0 behind. Austria won and qualified.[36][37] "A referee. unfortunately no referee and certainly not an impartial!". An editor of FUWO shouted in the match info box.

Kreer played as a defensive midfielder, a man-marker usually aiming to kill the striker and a right full-back.[38][39][33][23]　

In 1991–92, Kreer played a season in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga with the club, before ending his career with local rival FC Sachsen Leipzig in the third tier.

In 2016, Kreer was selected as the right full-back of the Lok's Legend-Elleven by online-voting from the large-number fans.[40]

After ending his playing career, he worked with the German Football Association training young talent around Leipzig, then has been working as Volkswagen dealer.

He lives in Torgau and occasionally plays for the DDR tradition's team and for Lok oldies.[41][42][43]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Ronald Kreer!". 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. 10 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sonderausgabe Fussball-Saison 1989/90". Sonderausgabe. Berlin: Deutsches Sportecho/Die Neue Fußballwoche. August 1989.
  3. 1 2 "UEFA Under-21 Championship 1980: Soviet success worth the wait". UEFA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009.
  4. 1 2 "FUWO 21/86". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 27 May 1986.
  5. ↑ "FUWO 21/88". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 25 May 1988.
  6. ↑ "FUWO 23/81". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 10 June 1981.
  7. ↑ "FUWO 22/86". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 3 June 1986.
  8. 1 2 Müller, René (2009). Ins linke obere Eck - Ein Nationaltorhüter erzählt. Tauchaer Verlag. ISBN 978-3897721579.
  9. 1 2 "Im Finale gegen Ajax". MDR.
  10. ↑ "Chronologie LFV 1960 - 1969". Leipziger Fußballverband e.V.
  11. ↑ "Sonderausgabe Fussball-Saison 1979/80". Sonderausgabe. Berlin: Deutsches Sportecho/Die Neue Fußballwoche. August 1979.
  12. 1 2 "Ronald Kreer". lok-leipzig-db.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "FUWO 42/78". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 17 October 1978.
  14. ↑ "FUWO 43/78 pp. 3, 4". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 24 October 1978.
  15. ↑ "Pokalsieger 1981: Lok Leipzig". MDR.
  16. ↑ "FUWO 23/81 pp. 4". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 10 June 1981.
  17. ↑ Kult aus Leipzig - Die Geschichte des 1. FC Lok DVD. UAP Video GmbH. 2004. ASIN B00067ADJU.
  18. ↑ "FUWO 21/88". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 25 May 1988.
  19. ↑ "Sonderausgabe Fussball-Saison 1987/88". Sonderausgabe. Berlin: Deutsches Sportecho/Die Neue Fußballwoche. August 1987.
  20. ↑ "FUWO 39/84". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 25 September 1984.
  21. ↑ "Romerikes Blad 1984.09.20". Romerikes Blad. 20 September 1984.
  22. ↑ "FUWO EXTRA Das war Unser Fußball im Osten Erinnerungen an 42 Jahre DDR-Fußball pp. 20". FUWO. Berlin: Sportverlag GmbH. 1991.
  23. 1 2 "Die lange Lok-Leipzig-Nacht". MDR.
  24. ↑ "FUWO 17/87 1. FCL im Finale!". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 28 April 1987.
  25. ↑ "1986/87: Ajax revive their traditions". UEFA. 1 June 1987. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  26. ↑ "FUWO 22/80". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 28 May 1980.
  27. ↑ "1980: Soviet success worth the wait". UEFA. 1 June 1980. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  28. ↑ "FUWO 18/84". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 2 May 1984.
  29. ↑ "FUWO 20/84". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 15 May 1984.
  30. ↑ "Technical Study Group reports Men's Olympic Football Tournament Los Angeles 1984" (PDF). FIFA.
  31. ↑ "FUWO EXTRA Das war Unser Fußball im Osten Erinnerungen an 42 Jahre DDR-Fußball pp. 22". FUWO. Berlin: Sportverlag GmbH. 1991.
  32. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (23 September 2015). "Ronald Kreer - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  33. 1 2 Fussball Oldies DDR - Frankreich 11.09.1985 (Video recording). MDR.
  34. ↑ "FUWO 38/85". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 17 September 1985.
  35. ↑ "FUWO 46/89". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 14 November 1989.
  36. ↑ "FUWO 47/89". FUWO. Berlin: Die Neue Fußballwoche. 21 November 1989.
  37. ↑ Österreich - DDR 15.11.1989 (Video recording). ORF. 15 November 1989.
  38. ↑ FC Girondins de Bordeaux - 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 14.09.1983 (Video recording). a2. 14 September 1983.
  39. ↑ Fussball Panorama (Video recording). DFF. 16 October 1983.
  40. ↑ "Große Bühne für Lok-Legenden". 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. 24 January 2016.
  41. ↑ "DDR Ronald Kreer at imago-images.de". imago-images.de.
  42. ↑ "Spiel der Legenden DDR Traditions-Nationalmannschaft gegen Warnemünder All-Stars" (PDF). Der Warnemünder.
  43. ↑ "Das Lok-Sommerfest 2019 6:00-". 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.
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