| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1959-09-07) 7 September 1959 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Recklinghausen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1978 | Schalke 04 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1988 | Schalke 04 | 262 | (6) |
| 1988–1989 | FC Remscheid | ||
| 1989–1991 | DSC Wanne-Eickel | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | West Germany U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | West Germany B | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Kruse (born 7 September 1959) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender for Schalke 04. He completed 199 matches in the Bundesliga and made 63 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for the club.
References
- "Thomas Kruse". worldfootball.net.
External links
- Thomas Kruse at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Thomas Kruse at DFB (also available in German)
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Recklinghausen
- Footballers from Münster (region)
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Germany men's B international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- DSC Wanne-Eickel players
- 20th-century German sportsmen
- German football defender, 1950s birth stubs