Oliver Reck

Goalkeepers rarely get their due, which is exactly why Oliver Reck appeals to me. A twenty-year career split mainly between Werder Bremen and Schalke 04, with over 500 official appearances and 471 in the Bundesliga alone, is the kind of durability that beats flash every time. At 193 cm he had the frame, but longevity like that is about reading the game and showing up week after week. His move into coaching afterward feels natural, the goalkeeper's habit of organizing everyone in front of him extended into a full philosophy. I find that quiet, foundational reliability genuinely admirable.

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Name (English)

Oliver Reck

Name (Japanese)

オリバー・レック

Reading

おりばー・れっく

Born

February 27, 1965 (age 61)

Origin

Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany

Height

193 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Snake

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver%20Reck
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q702371

Tags

• Darmstadt Government Region
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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