Reiner Geye

{{short description|German footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Reiner Geye

| fullname =

| height = {{Height|m=1.85|precision=0}}{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/rainer-geye/ | title = Rainer Geye | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 9 May 2011}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|11|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Duisburg, West Germany

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|8|8|1949|11|22|df=y}}

| death_place = Mainz, Germany

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1970–1977

| clubs1 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

| caps1 = 195

| goals1 = 66

| years2 = 1977–1986

| clubs2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| caps2 = 290

| goals2 = 47

| totalcaps = 485

| totalgoals = 113

| nationalyears1 = 1972–1974

| nationalteam1 = West Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Reiner Geye (born 22 November 1949 in Duisburg; died 8 August 2002 in Mainz) was a German football player.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/reiner-geye/spieler/bundesliga/1977-78/1-fc-kaiserslautern | title = Geye, Reiner | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 9 May 2011}}

His career started with TuS Duisburg 48/99 and Eintracht Duisburg. From 1968 he played for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Between 1971 and 1986 he played in the German Bundesliga for Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 485 matches, in which he scored 113 goals.{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/players/geyedata.html | title = Reiner Geye – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 2 September 2015 | accessdate = 2 September 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

He also won four caps for West Germany (one goal) in the 1970s.{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/geye-intl.html | title = Reiner Geye – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 2 September 2015 | accessdate = 2 September 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

In later years, he served as honorary vice chairman and manager (until 1996) of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Geye died of liver disease at age 52.