| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Martin Kree | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1965-01-27) 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 | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | VfL Bochum II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1989 | VfL Bochum | 164 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1994 | Bayer Leverkusen | 156 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Borussia Dortmund | 81 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | West Germany U-21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | West Germany B | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Kree (born 27 January 1965) is a German former footballer,[1] who played mostly as a central defender.
During a 15-year professional career, Kree played 401 Bundesliga games for VfL Bochum, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund.[2]
Born in Wickede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Kree made his first division debuts with VfL Bochumin1983–84 – 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.
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
