Joachim Streich

Joachim Streich

Streich with 1. FC Magdeburg in 1972
Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-04-13)13 April 1951
Place of birth	Wismar, East Germany
Date of death	16 April 2022(2022-04-16) (aged 71)
Place of death	Leipzig, Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1957–1963	Aufbau Wismar
1963–1967	TSG Wismar
1967–1969	Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1975	Hansa Rostock	141	(58)
1975–1985	1. FC Magdeburg	237	(171)
Total		378	(229)
International career
1969–1984	East Germany	98	(53)
1972	East Germany Olympic	4	(2)
Managerial career
1985–1990	1. FC Magdeburg
1990–1991	Eintracht Braunschweig
1991–1992	1. FC Magdeburg
1996–1997	FSV Zwickau
Medal record Representing East Germany Men's Football 1972 Munich Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joachim Streich (13 April 1951 – 16 April 2022) was a German professional footballer who won the bronze medal with East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Playing career

Born in Wismar, Streich played as a striker for Aufbau Wismar from 1957 to 1963, TSG Wismar from 1963 to 1967, Hansa Rostock from 1967 to 1975, and 1. FC Magdeburg from 1975 to 1985.

Between 1969 and 1984 he was capped 102 times for East Germany, scoring 55 goals. For a long time he was considered a member of the FIFA Century Club, but when FIFA changed regulations to no longer include games at the Olympic Games, four of his matches were deleted from his official FIFA record and he dropped out. The German Football Association still lists Streich with 102 caps on their website.

Streich is regarded as one of the best players for East Germany and holds both the records for most appearances and goals scored for the national team. Streich took part in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring 2 goals in 4 matches.

During his career, Streich played 378 games in the DDR-Oberliga for F.C. Hansa Rostock and 1. FC Magdeburg, scoring a record 229 goals. This tally earned him the top scorer award four times. He also scored 17 goals in 42 European matches for Rostock (4/0) and Magdeburg (38/17). In 1979 and 1983 he won the East German Footballer of the Year award. He also set the all-time DDR-Oberliga record for most goals scored in a game when he netted six in 1. FC Magdeburg's 10–2 defeat of BSG Chemie Böhlen in August 1977.

Coaching career

Following the end of his playing career, Streich managed 1. FC Magdeburg, Eintracht Braunschweig and FSV Zwickau.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Streich goal.

List of international goals scored by Joachim Streich

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 September 1971	East Berlin, East Germany	Czechoslovakia	1–1	Draw	Friendly
2	10 July 1972	Dresden, East Germany	Finland	5–0	Won	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
4	15 February 1973	Bogotá, Colombia	Colombia	2–0	Won	Friendly
5	7 April 1973	Magdeburg, East Germany	Albania	2–0	Won	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	16 May 1973	Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany	Hungary	2–1	Won	Friendly
7
8	6 June 1973	Tampere, Finland	Finland	5–1	Won	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
10	17 October 1973	Leipzig, East Germany	Soviet Union	1–0	Won	Friendly
11	3 November 1973	Tirana, Albania	Albania	4–1	Won	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
12
13	28 February 1974	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	3–1	Won	Friendly
14	13 March 1974	East Berlin, East Germany	Belgium	1–0	Won	Friendly
15	27 March 1974	Dresden, East Germany	Czechoslovakia	1–0	Win	Friendly
16	29 May 1974	Leipzig, East Germany	England	1–1	Draw	Friendly
17	14 June 1974	Hamburg, West Germany	Australia	2–0	Won	1974 FIFA World Cup
18	3 July 1974	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany	Argentina	1–1	Draw	1974 FIFA World Cup
19	25 July 1975	Ottawa, Canada	Canada	7–1	Won	Friendly
20
21	10 December 1975	Leipzig, East Germany	France	2–1	Won	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
22	27 October 1976	Sliven, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	4–0	Won	Friendly
23
24	2 April 1977	Gżira, Malta	Malta	1–0	Won	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
25	19 October 1977	Potsdam, East Germany	Malta	9–0	Won	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
26
27
28	9 February 1979	Baghdad, Iraq	Iraq	1–1	Draw	Friendly
29	18 April 1979	Leipzig, East Germany	Poland	2–1	Won	UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
30	5 May 1979	Saint Gallen, Switzerland	Switzerland	2–0	Won	UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
31	6 June 1979	East Berlin, East Germany	Romania	1–0	Won	Friendly
32	12 September 1979	Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	3–0	Won	UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
33	21 November 1979	Leipzig, East Germany	Netherlands	2–3	Lost	UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
34	13 February 1980	Málaga, Spain	Spain	1–0	Won	Friendly
35	2 April 1980	Bucharest, Romania	Romania	2–2	Draw	Friendly
36	16 April 1980	Leipzig, East Germany	Greece	2–0	Won	Friendly
37	8 October 1980	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia	1–0	Won	Friendly
38	19 November 1980	Halle, East Germany	Hungary	2–0	Won	Friendly
39	19 May 1981	Senftenberg, East Germany	Cuba	5–0	Won	Friendly
40	10 October 1981	Leipzig, East Germany	Poland	2–3	Lost	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
41	11 November 1981	Jena, East Germany	Malta	5–1	Won	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
42
43	8 September 1982	Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	1–0	Won	Friendly
44	10 February 1983	Tunis, Tunisia	Tunisia	2–0	Won	Friendly
45	23 February 1983	Dresden, East Germany	Greece	2–1	Won	Friendly
46	16 March 1983	Magdeburg, East Germany	Finland	3–1	Won	Friendly
47	30 March 1983	Leipzig, East Germany	Belgium	1–2	Lost	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
48	13 April 1983	Gera, East Germany	Bulgaria	3–0	Won	Friendly
49	27 April 1983	Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–2	Lost	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
50	26 July 1983	Leipzig, East Germany	Soviet Union	1–3	Lost	Friendly
51	12 October 1983	East Berlin, East Germany	Switzerland	3–0	Won	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
52	16 November 1983	Halle, East Germany	Scotland	2–1	Won	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
53	10 October 1984	Aue, East Germany	Algeria	5–2	Won	Friendly

Honours

• FDGB-Pokal: 1978, 1979 and 1983
• Olympic football tournament: Bronze medal 1972
• East German Footballer of the Year: 1979, 1983