Dennis Kruppke
Dennis Kruppke in May 2013
Dennis Kruppke ( born April 1, 1980 in Münster ) is a German football player. It is used as an attacking midfielder or winger.
Career
After Kruppke played in various youth teams in Lübeck and Bad Schwartau, 2000 he managed the leap into the men's team of the then third division VfB Lübeck, where he was employed as a striker. 2002 Kruppke increased with the club on to the 2nd Bundesliga.
From the season 2003/ 04 he played as a midfielder in the Bundesliga for the upstart SC Freiburg.
In the second half of the 2006/07 season he was loaned back to the now once again relegated to the Regionalliga VfB Lübeck for half a year. There he completed 15 Regional games and scored seven goals.
In the first half of the season 2007/ 08 he was back in the squad of Freiburg - this time as a defender. Lack of match practice changed Kruppke beginning of January 2008 to Eintracht Braunschweig in the Regionalliga Nord. In May 2010, he extended his contract with the concord for a further three years until 30 June 2013. During the season 2010/11 Eintracht Braunschweig won the championship with Captain Dennis Kruppke and rose to the 2nd Bundesliga. At the end of the 2012/2013 season it with Eintracht Braunschweig achieved promotion to the first division.
Awards and achievements
- Promotion to the Bundesliga in 2013 ( with Eintracht Braunschweig)
- Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga 2002 ( with VfB Lübeck) and 2011 ( with Eintracht Braunschweig as the master of 3rd League )
- 3 League Player of the Month in March 2011
- NDR North Athlete of the Year 2012