Burkhard Reich

Burkhard Reich (born 1 December 1964) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1] He is currently the athletic director for Karlsruher SC II.

Burkhard Reich

Reich with BFC Dynamo in 1989
Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-12-01) 1 December 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Fürstenwalde, East Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1974–1977	SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde
1977–1981	BFC Dynamo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1986	SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde	66	(17)
1986–1989	BFC Dynamo II	10	(0)
1986–1991	BFC Dynamo / FC Berlin	102	(16)
1991–1999	Karlsruher SC	214	(15)
1999–2000	VfB Leipzig	33	(4)
Total		425	(52)
International career
1987–1990	East Germany	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reich began to play football for SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde and joined the youth academy of BFC Dynamo at 12-years-old in 1977. He then returned to SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde when he was 17 years old.^[2] He made his professional debut for SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde in the DDR-Liga in 1981. The coach of BFC Dynamo Jürgen Bogs was so impressed by Reich after a friendly match between SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde and BFC Dynamo that he decided to bring him back to BFC Dynamo during the 1985–86 season.^[2] Reich scored his first goal in the DDR-Oberliga in the derby against 1. FC Union Berlin at the Stadion der Weltjugend on 13 September 1986. BFC Dynamo won the match with a massive 8-1.^[3][4]

Reich played 302 top-flight matches in (East) German football: 102 in the Oberliga and 200 in the Bundesliga.^[5]

Reich won six caps for East Germany between 1987 and 1990.^[6]

Honours

• DDR-Oberliga: 1986–87, 1987–88
• FDGB-Pokal: 1987–88, 1988–89
• DFB-Pokal finalist: 1995–96

External links

• Burkhard Reich at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Burkhard Reich at WorldFootball.net
• Burkhard Reich at National-Football-Teams.com