Kurt Liebrecht
German footballer (1936–2022)
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Kurt Liebrecht (24 December 1936 – 21 April 2022) was[citation needed] a German former footballer who played as a midfielder for BSG Lokomotive Stendal and East Germany football team.
Date of birth
24 December 1936
Place of birth
Stendal, East Germany
Date of death
21 April 2022 (aged 85)
Position
Central midfielder
 Liebrecht lining up for East Germany in September 1963. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 December 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Stendal, East Germany | ||
| Date of death | 21 April 2022 (aged 85) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1971 | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 197 | (32) |
| Total | 197 | (32) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1965 | East Germany | 16 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Saxony-Anhalt, he played for his hometown team BSG Lokomotive Stendal. He amassed 197 East German top-flight appearances.[1]
Liebrecht earned 16 caps for East Germany.[2] He made his debut for them on 30 October 1960 in a 5–1 friendly win at the Ostseestadion in Rostock. His only international goal came on 21 November 1962 in a 2–1 win over Czechoslovakia at the Walter Ulbricht Stadion, in the preliminary round of qualification for the 1964 European Nations' Cup.[3]
Career statistics
Club
Source:[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 1956 | DDR-Oberliga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 1957 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | ||
| 1958 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | ||
| 1960 | – | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1961–62 | 15 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1962–63 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1963–64 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 1964–65 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 1965–66 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 1966–67 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 1967–68 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| 1968–69 | – | – | – | |||||
| 1969–70 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 197 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 222 | 36 | ||
- Includes FDGB-Pokal
International
- As of 4 September 1965[5]
| East Germany national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1960 | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | 4 | 1 |
| 1963 | 7 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first.[5]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 November 1962 | Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, East Berlin, East Germany |  Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying |