Jürgen Croy

East German association football player and manager
Person human Q505754
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Jürgen Croy

Summary

Jürgen Croy is a human[1]. Born in Zwickau[2], he… he was born on October 19, 1946[3]. He worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jürgen Croy's place of birth was Zwickau[2].
  • Jürgen Croy was born on October 19, 1946[3].
  • Jürgen Croy held citizenship in Germany[7].
  • Jürgen Croy held citizenship in German Democratic Republic[8].
  • Jürgen Croy worked as an association football player[4].
  • Jürgen Croy worked as an association football coach[5].
  • Jürgen Croy received the Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver[9].
  • Jürgen Croy received the Q29048303[10].
  • Jürgen Croy is recorded as male[11].
  • Jürgen Croy's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jürgen Croy's league or competition is recorded as DDR-Oberliga[13].
  • Jürgen Croy's Commons category is recorded as Jürgen Croy[14].
  • Jürgen Croy's position played on team / speciality is recorded as goalkeeper[15].
  • Jürgen Croy's sport is recorded as association football[16].
  • Jürgen Croy's family name is recorded as Croy[17].
  • Jürgen Croy's given name is recorded as Jürgen[18].
  • Jürgen Croy's participant in is recorded as 1974 FIFA World Cup[19].
  • Jürgen Croy's participant in is recorded as football at the 1972 Summer Olympics[20].
  • Jürgen Croy's participant in is recorded as football at the 1976 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Jürgen Croy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[22].
  • Jürgen Croy's country for sport is recorded as German Democratic Republic[23].
  • Jürgen Croy's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Jürgen Croy'}[24].
  • Jürgen Croy's start of work period is recorded as 1965[25].
  • Jürgen Croy's end of work period is recorded as 1981[26].
  • Jürgen Croy's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+186'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Zwickau[2], Jürgen Croy… he was born on October 19, 1946[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver[9], a grade of an order[28], in German Democratic Republic[29] and Q29048303[10], an award ceremony[30], in German Democratic Republic[31], founded in 1976[32].

Why It Matters

Jürgen Croy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Jürgen Croy born?

Jürgen Croy's place of birth was Zwickau[2].

What did Jürgen Croy do for work?

Jürgen Croy worked as association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

What awards did Jürgen Croy receive?

Honors received include Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver[9] and Q29048303[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . worldfootball.net. worldfootball.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in 1974 FIFA World Cup, football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, football at the 1976 Summer Olympics
    Given name Jürgen
    Member of sports team FSV Zwickau, East Germany national football team, East Germany national under-21 football team
    Sports discipline competed in association football
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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