Manfred Kreuz
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Date of birth
7 March 1936
Place of birth
Gelsenkirchen, Gau Westphalia-North, Germany
Date of death
22 April 2026 (aged 90)
Position(s)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 March 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, Gau Westphalia-North, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 2026 (aged 90) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1968 | Schalke 04 | 218 | (59) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manfred Kreuz (7 March 1936 – 22 April 2026) was a German footballer who played as a left winger and forward, spending his entire career for Schalke 04.[1] From 1956 until 1963, he completed 135 matches (42 goals) in the Oberliga West. Between 1963 and 1968, he was the captain of Schalke and made 83 appearances (17 goals) in the Bundesliga.
In 1958, he won the German championship. He was also an honorary captain of Schalke[2] and member of the honorary presidium.[3]
Kreuz died on 22 April 2026, at the age of 90.[4]
