Richard Kress, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Kress

German footballer

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1925

Place of Birth: Niesig, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1996

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Richard Kress (alternative writing Richard Kreß) (6 March 1925 – 30 March 1996) was a German footballer.He played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1953 until 1964 as a typical right winger.
He won the German championship in 1959 and played in the European Cup final in 1960 which was lost to Real Madrid 3–7 on 18 May at Hampden Park in Glasgow in front of 135,000 spectators.
Kress scored the first goal of the match. Kress also worked in a chemist's shop with his wife in Frankfurt.
He could be regularly met on his way to the Eintracht training facility in Riederwald on line 18. He was capped nine times for Germany between 1954 and 1961 contributing two goals. Kress still is the oldest player to give his debut in the Bundesliga.