Joachim Streich

Joachim Streich (13 April 1951 – 16 April 2022) was a German footballer. He won the bronze medal with East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He played for the national team from 1969 until 1984, making 98 appearances.

Joachim Streich
Joachim Streich 1974.gif
Streich in 1972
Personal information
Date of birth(1951-04-13)13 April 1951
Place of birthWismar, German Democratic Republic
Date of death16 April 2022(2022-04-16) (aged 71)
Place of deathLeipzig, Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1957–1963Aufbau Wismar
1963–1967TSG Wismar
1967–1969Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1975Hansa Rostock141(58)
1975–19851. FC Magdeburg237(171)
Total378(229)
National team
1969–1984East Germany98(53)
1972East Germany Olympic4(2)
Teams managed
1985–19901. FC Magdeburg
1990–1991Eintracht Braunschweig
1991–19921. FC Magdeburg
1996–1997FSV Zwickau
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Streich died on 16 April 2022 in Leipzig, Germany from myelodysplastic syndrome, three days after his 71st birthday.[1]

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