Dennis Kruppke Explained

Dennis Kruppke
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Birth Date:1 April 1980
Birth Place:Münster, West Germany
Height:1.79 m
Position:Midfielder, forward
Youthclubs1:VfL Vorwerk
Youthclubs2:SV Olympia Bad Schwartau
Youthyears3:–1995
Youthclubs3:FC Dornbreite Lübeck
Youthyears4:1995–2000
Youthclubs4:VfB Lübeck
Years1:1995–2003
Caps1:83
Goals1:17
Clubs1:VfB Lübeck
Years2:2003–2007
Caps2:85
Goals2:4
Clubs2:SC Freiburg
Years3:2003–2007
Caps3:9
Goals3:1
Clubs3:SC Freiburg II
Years4:2007
Caps4:15
Goals4:7
Clubs4:→ VfB Lübeck (loan)
Years5:2008–2015
Caps5:196
Goals5:61
Clubs5:Eintracht Braunschweig
Years6:2008–2014
Caps6:3
Goals6:2
Clubs6:Eintracht Braunschweig II
Totalcaps:391
Totalgoals:92

Dennis Kruppke (born 1 April 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.[1]

Career

Kruppke 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kruppke, Dennis. German . kicker.de . 25 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Ponte entzaubert die "Breisgau-Brasilianer" . German . kicker.de . 25 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Dennis Kruppke soll bei den Löwen bleiben . German . eintracht.com . 25 May 2015 . 28 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150628210221/http://www.eintracht.com/aktuelles/neues/dennis-kruppke-soll-bei-den-loewen-bleiben/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Dennis Kruppke Nordsportler des Jahres 2012. German. 6 January 2013. ndr.de. 21 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130127003547/http://www.ndr.de/sport/nordsportler123.html. 27 January 2013.