Rudolf Krause (footballer)

Rudolf Krause (21 January 1927 – 12 December 2003) was a German footballer and coach who won a silver medal as manager of East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Rudolf Krause
Krause in 1958
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-01-21)21 January 1927
Place of birth Leipzig, Germany
Date of death 12 December 2003(2003-12-12) (aged 76)
Place of death Leipzig, Germany
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 SG Stötteritz
1947–1949 SG Probstheida
1949–1952 Chemie Leipzig
1952–1953 Vorwärts Berlin 5 (1)
1953–1954 Chemie Leipzig 28 (12)
1954–1955 Lokomotive Leipzig 20 (7)
1955 Lok Weimar 12 (8)
1956–1962 Lokomotive Leipzig 127 (42)
National team
1953–1956 East Germany 2 (0)
Teams managed
1961–1963 Stahl Lippendorf
1963–1965 SC Leipzig
1965–1966 Chemie Zeitz
1968–1975 East Germany Youth
1976–1978 East Germany U-21
1979–1980 East Germany Olympic
1980–1981 East Germany U-21
1982–1983 East Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Krause played as a striker in the Oberliga and scored 111 goals in the East German top flight.[1] The prolific forward also won two caps for East Germany in the mid 1950s.[2]

References
  1. Arnhold, Matthias (23 September 2015). "Rudolf Krause - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (23 September 2015). "Rudolf Krause - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2015.


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