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My Take
Joachim Streich is a name that carries real weight in German football history, and I find his story moving. Born in Wismar in 1951, he became East Germany's most iconic striker, winning bronze with the national side at the 1972 Munich Olympics before moving into coaching. At 173 cm he wasn't a towering presence, which only makes his goalscoring reputation more impressive to me. He passed away in April 2022, just after his 71st birthday, and his death felt like the closing of a chapter on a vanished era of German football. A genuine legend of the old DDR game who deserves to be remembered.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joachim Streich
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨアヒム・シュトライヒ
- Reading
- よあひむ・しゅとらいひ
- Born
- April 13, 1951 – April 16, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
- Origin
- Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.