Joachim Streich (13 April 1951 – 16 April 2022) was a German footballer who won the bronze medal with East Germany at the

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in Munich.

Playing career

Born in Wismar, Streich played as a striker for Aufbau Wismar from 1957 to 1963, TSG Wismar from 1963 to 1967, Hansa Rostock from 1967 to 1975, and

1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club based in the city of Magdeburg. The club was founded in 1965 and spent all but one season in East Germany top flight, the DDR-Oberliga, winning three championships and seven cup titles. It ...

from 1975 to 1985. Between 1969 and 1984 he was capped 102 times for East Germany, scoring 55 goals. For a long time he was considered a member of the FIFA Century Club, but when FIFA changed regulations to no longer include games at the Olympic Games, four of his matches were deleted from his official FIFA record and he dropped out. The

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still lists Streich with 102 caps on their website. Streich is regarded as one of the best players for East Germany and holds both the records for most appearances and goals scored for the national team. Streich took part in the

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, scoring 2 goals in 4 matches. During his career, Streich played 378 games in the

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for F.C. Hansa Rostock and 1. FC Magdeburg, scoring a record 229 goals. This tally earned him the top scorer award four times. He also scored 17 goals in 42 European matches for Rostock (4/0) and Magdeburg (38/17). In 1979 and 1983 he won the East German Footballer of the Year award. He also set the all-time DDR-Oberliga

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for most goals scored in a game when he netted six in 1. FC Magdeburg's 10–2 defeat of BSG Chemie Böhlen in August 1977.DDR » Oberliga » Statistik » Die meisten Tore eines Spielers pro Spiel
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Coaching career

Following the end of his playing career, Streich managed

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and FSV Zwickau.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Streich goal''.

Honours

* FDGB-Pokal:

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and

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* Olympic football tournament: Bronze medal

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* East German Footballer of the Year: 1979, 1983

References

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