Heinz-Herbert Kreh

Heinz-Herbert Kreh (born February 14, 1937 in Kitzingen ; † June 19, 2009 in Haßfurt ) was a German football player . The half-striker of 1. FC Haßfurt played 19 international matches in the German national soccer team of amateurs from 1962 to 1966 . In addition to his footballing career, Kreh was director of studies at the Regiomontanus Gymnasium in Haßfurt , where he taught Latin, Greek and sports.

career

society

After the years in his youth, the offensive player (half-striker) Heinz-Herbert Kreh was involved in the promotion of his home club 1. FC Haßfurt to the 1. Amateur League North Bavaria in 1957. After the success, the Lower Franconians fought in vain in the highest Bavarian amateur class to stay in the league and were immediately relegated. This was followed in 1959 by the immediate resurgence and Kreh shot himself in the team of the promoted in 1960 with 36 goals to the top of the scorer list of the 1st amateur league Northern Bavaria. In the second year in the 1st Amateur League North Bavaria, 1960/61, the team crowned their performance with the championship and promotion to the 2nd League South. Kreh directed it in midfield and Ludwig Müller demonstrated his talent on the defensive. In the second league, Haßfurt was able to assert itself in the rounds of 1961/62 and 1962/63 with places 10th and 14th, but rose in the summer of 1963 due to the new division into the Bayern League due to the introduction of the Bundesliga . Personally, however, the year 1963 also brought Kreh the win with the Bayern association selection in the regional cup with 3-1 goals in the final against Hessen in Bayreuth. In the now single-track top amateur class in Bavaria, Haßfurt achieved the goal record with 96 goals in the 1963/64 season, but came in third behind FC Wacker Munich and SSV Jahn Regensburg . Kreh also won the top scorer's crown in the Bayern League in 1965 (38 goals) and 1966 (30 goals) and played a good role with Haßfurt.

Amateur national team, 1962 to 1966

The four-time student national player made his debut on April 7, 1962 at the international match in Hanover against Italy in the DFB amateur national team. The German amateur selection won 2-1 goals and the Haßfurter excelled as a goalscorer. He formed the right wing with Lothar Ulsaß from SV Arminia Hannover . In May 1963 he took part in the England tournament and DFB coach Helmut Schön used the dangerous half-striker in the games against Holland, England, France and Scotland. In September 1963 he was a member of the DFB squad for the German-German qualifying games against the GDR in Karl-Marx-Stadt and Hanover. In October 1963, Kreh was a member of the DFB travel company for the “Pre-Olympic Tournament” in Tokyo and came to two more international appearances. In May 1964 he was active in the victorious DFB team that won an international tournament in Italy. When Kreh came on October 27, 1965 in Wiesbaden against Finland for the 14th international match, he led the team for the first time as captain. In the newly staged UEFA Amateur Cup , he played two games against Turkey in 1966 and ended his career in the amateur national team of the DFB with his 19th international game on December 7, 1966 in Koblenz against Yugoslavia.

Functionary career

In the South German Football Association , he was the youth chairman, was responsible for youth and school football at the DFB, was a member of the FIFA committee for youth competitions and vice-president of the UEFA youth committee. The retired director of studies was dubbed the "Foreign Minister of German youth football".

Honor

At the DFB Bundestag 2007 on October 26th, Heinz-Herbert Kreh was awarded the DFB's Golden Badge of Honor for "longstanding services to German football".

literature

• Jürgen Bitter : Germany's football. The encyclopedia. Sportverlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00857-8 .
• Hardy Greens : Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 1: From the Crown Prince to the Bundesliga. 1890 to 1963. German championship, Gauliga, Oberliga. Numbers, pictures, stories. Agon-Sportverlag, Kassel 1996, ISBN 3-928562-85-1 .
• KICKER, Football Almanac 1993. Copress-Verlag, 1992, ISBN 3-7679-0398-9 .