Gerhard Strack

German football player (1955-2020)

Gerhard Strack (1 September 1955 – 21 May 2020) was a German footballer who played as a defender.[1] He was born in Kerpen, West Germany.

Gerd Strack
Personal information
Full name Gerhard Strack
Date of birth (1955-09-01)1 September 1955
Place of birth Kerpen, West Germany
Date of death 21 May 2020(2020-05-21) (aged 64)
Place of death Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1985 1. FC Köln 261 (31)
1985–1987 FC Basel 50 (4)
1987–1988 Fortuna Düsseldorf 17 (2)
Total 328 (37)
National team
1982–1983 West Germany 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He earned ten caps and scored one goal for West Germany from 1982 to 1983.[2] He was included in the West German team for the UEFA Euro 1984.

He also played for 1. FC Cologne from 1974 to 1985. He played for FC Basel from 1985 to 1987. From 1987 to 1988, he played for Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Strack died on 21 May 2020 of a heart attack, aged 64.[3]

References

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  1. "Gerhard Strack" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  2. "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  3. DFB-Pokalsieger und Meister FC-Legende Gerd Strack mit 64 Jahren verstorben Archived 2020-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German)