Burkhard Reich

Burkhard Reich, born 1 December 1964, is a German former professional footballer who played as a central defender and is now athletic director for Karlsruher SC II. He began with SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde, joined the youth academy of BFC Dynamo at twelve in 1977, returned to Fürstenwalde at seventeen and made his professional debut in the DDR-Liga in 1981. BFC Dynamo coach Jürgen Bogs was impressed by him after a friendly match and brought him back for the 1985-86 season. Reich scored his first goal in the DDR-Oberliga in the derby against 1. FC Union Berlin on 13 September 1986, an 8-1 win. He played 302 top-flight matches in East and unified German football, 102 in the DDR-Oberliga and 200 in the Bundesliga, and won six caps for East Germany between 1987 and 1990. His honours include two DDR-Oberliga titles and two FDGB-Pokal wins, and he was a DFB-Pokal finalist in 1995-96.