Torsten Kracht

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Torsten Kracht
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-0312-006, BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Lok Leipzig 0-2.jpg
Personnel
birthday 4th October 1967
place of birth GrimmaGDR
size 183 cm
position Defense
Juniors
Years station
0000-1979 Lok Naunhof
1979-1985 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1985-1991 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
1991-1993 VfB Leipzig
1993-1994 VfB Stuttgart 13 (0)
1994-1995 VfB Leipzig 39 (3)
1995-1999 VfL Bochum 116 (8)
1999-2001 Eintracht Frankfurt 64 (2)
2001-2003 Karlsruher SC 60 (2)
2003-2004 VfB Leipzig
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1988-1990 GDR 2 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Torsten Kracht (born October 4, 1967 in Grimma ) is a former German soccer player.

Athletic career

Torsten Kracht came from Lok Naunhof to 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig in 1979 and made his first two league games in the 1984/85 season. In the first few years Kracht had a hard time with the GDR upper division , at that time the Leipzig team were also a top team at the international level. In the final of the 1986/87 European Cup Winners' Cup against Ajax Amsterdam , he was still on the bench in the locomotive's 0-1 defeat .

A year later, Kracht finally belonged to the regular squad of Leipzig, which he remained loyal to until 1994. His greatest success in 1993 was his promotion to the Bundesliga with VfB Leipzig . In 1994 Kracht moved to VfB Stuttgart , but shortly afterwards returned to the now relegated VfB Leipzig in the 2nd Bundesliga .

In 1995 Kracht moved to VfL Bochum for four years , where he matured into a leading player. Best placement with VfL in 1997 was fifth. Kracht then hired at Eintracht Frankfurt , where he was also able to assert himself as a top performer. From 2001, Kracht played again for two years for Karlsruher SC in the 2nd Bundesliga, where he ended his active career.

For the GDR national team , Kracht completed an international match in 1988 and 1990 in which the defender did not score. His second game, on September 12, 1990, was also the last of the GDR selection. He was on the team with Matthias Sammer and Dariusz Wosz , among others , the game was won 2-0 against Belgium.

Later career

After his professional career, Kracht worked on the board of a project development company in Leipzig.

statistics

  • Football Bundesliga: 167 games (5 goals)
  • 2nd Bundesliga: 199 games (17 goals)
  • DDR-Oberliga: 109 games (6 goals)

literature

Web links

Commons : Torsten Kracht  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Matthias Arnhold: Torsten Kracht - Matches and Goals in Oberliga . RSSSF . September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Matthias Arnhold: Torsten Kracht - International Appearances . RSSSF . September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  3. spiegel.de: Ascent and descent after parting , accessed on October 31, 2015
  4. reviersport.de: Former VfL professional cares , from February 20, 2008, accessed on October 31, 2015