Torsten Gütschow

Infobox Football biography
playername = Torsten Gütschow


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1962|7|28
cityofbirth = Görlitz
countryofbirth = East Germany
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position = Striker
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years = 1980-93 1993 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-99
clubs = Dynamo Dresden
Galatasaray Carl Zeiss Jena Hannover 96 Chemnitzer FC Dynamo Dresden
caps(goals) = 247 (126) 019 0(12) 009 00(0) 033 0(16) 034 0(15) 082 0(33)
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nationalyears = 1984-89
nationalteam = East Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 003 00(2)
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Torsten Gütschow (born July 28, 1962) is a German ex-footballer who played as a striker. Gütschow was born in East Germany, and began his career with Dynamo Dresden. He established himself as a prolific goalscorer, and was the DDR-Oberliga's top scorer for its last three seasons (1989-91). In addition he was the last ever East German footballer of the year. Following reunification, Dynamo moved into the Bundesliga, and Gütschow was a key player, scoring 12 goals in 39 games, before moving abroad, joining Galatasaray in January 1993. Six months later he was back in Germany, and had spells with Carl Zeiss Jena, Hannover 96 and Chemnitzer FC, each for one year. In 1996 he returned to Dynamo Dresden, where he spent three years as the club tried in vain to return to the Bundesliga. He retired from football in 1999.

At international level, Gütschow was capped three times by East Germany, scoring twice. He had also worked as a paid informant for the Stasi.

Honours

* FDGB Pokal: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990
* DDR-Oberliga: 1989, 1990
* Turkish Super League: 1993
* Turkish Cup: 1993

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/players/guetschowdata.html Career stats at] RSSSF