Dennis Kruppke (born 1 April 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.[1]
 Kruppke with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Münster, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfL Vorwerk | |||
| SV Olympia Bad Schwartau | |||
| –1995 | FC Dornbreite Lübeck | ||
| 1995–2000 | VfB Lübeck | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2003 | VfB Lübeck | 83 | (17) |
| 2003–2007 | SC Freiburg | 85 | (4) |
| 2003–2007 | → SC Freiburg II | 9 | (1) |
| 2007 | → VfB Lübeck (loan) | 15 | (7) |
| 2008–2015 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 196 | (61) |
| 2008–2014 | Eintracht Braunschweig II | 3 | (2) |
| Total | 391 | (92) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editKruppke was born in Münster. He joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from VfB Lübeck in 2003. He made his debut in the German first-tier on 2 August 2003, in a match against Bayer Leverkusen.[2]
He returned to Lübeck for a six-month loan in January 2007. After this loan he played again for SC Freiburg, but was transferred to Eintracht Braunschweig, then playing in the Regionalliga Nord, in January 2008. Kruppke went on to captain the team to promotions to the 2. Bundesliga in 2011 and the Bundesliga in 2013. After eight seasons in Braunschweig, he retired at the end of the 2014–15 season due to a knee injury.[3]
Honours
edit- Northern German Sportsperson of the Year (Nordsportler des Jahres): 2012[4]
References
edit- ^ "Kruppke, Dennis" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Ponte entzaubert die "Breisgau-Brasilianer"" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Dennis Kruppke soll bei den Löwen bleiben" (in German). eintracht.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Dennis Kruppke Nordsportler des Jahres 2012" (in German). ndr.de. 6 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
External links
edit- Dennis Kruppke at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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