Stefan Reisch
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Stefan Reisch is a German
Germany
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 former footballer
Football (soccer)
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 who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and 1970s.

Career

Reisch began playing professionally in 1960 at 1. FC Nuremberg. He played for the club for seven years and made over 150 appearances before joining Switzerland
Switzerland
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's Neuchâtel Xamax
Neuchâtel Xamax
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 in 1967. In 1968, he signed for Belgian
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 side Club Brugge K.V. where he played for two years before returning to Switzerland with Helmut Benthaus
Helmut Benthaus
Helmut Benthaus is a German retired football player and former coach. He spent his best playing days at Westfalia Herne and his best coaching days at FC Basel.-Playing career:...

' successful FC Basel
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Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...

 team. 1972 saw him take up a player-manager's role at Kickers Würzburg
Kickers Würzburg
Kickers Würzburg is a German association football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria.-History:Founded in 1907, the team has played for most of its history as an unknown local side, although they did manage three seasons in the Bezirksliga Bayern, from 1930 to 1933, and two single season appearances...

, but he lasted just one season in charge.

He was capped nine time for the West German national team between 1962 and 1964. He made his debut on September 30, 1962, in a 3-2 win over Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
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 in Zagreb
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 and played his last game in a 2-2 draw with Scotland
Scotland national football team
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 in Hanover
Hanover
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, on May 12, 1964.

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