Richard Kolitsch (24 October 1989 – 23 May 2014) was a German

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who played for

FC Carl Zeiss Jena II FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Ober ...

Career

He began his career in the youth team of

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, before he moved to

FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Obe ...

in January 2007. Kolitsch was under manager

Henning Bürger Henning Bürger (born 16 December 1969) is a German professional football coach and a former player. He is the caretaker manager of FC Carl Zeiss Jena. As a player, he spent three seasons in the DDR-Oberliga with FC Carl Zeiss Jena, as well as f ...

promoted to first team on the last but one matchday in the 2007–08 season. He made his debut on matchday 33 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern after substitution in the halftime.

Personal life

His father Uwe Kolitsch is former professional player of

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References

1989 births 2014 deaths German men's footballers FC Carl Zeiss Jena players Footballers from Dresden 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Men's association football midfielders {{germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub