Gerhard 'Gerd' Kentschke (born 18 September 1942) is a retired
German
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football
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player and coach.
As a player, he spent nine seasons in the
Bundesliga
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with
Karlsruher SC
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,
1. FC Kaiserslautern and
MSV Duisburg
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. The best league finish he achieved during those years was fifth place. He was banned for ten years in the match-fixing
Bundesliga scandal of 1971, but his ban was lifted in less than a year.
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1942 births
Living people
German men's footballers
Karlsruher SC players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
MSV Duisburg players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
German football managers
Bayer 04 Leverkusen managers
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Men's association football midfielders
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