Joseph "Joe" Krische is a former U.S. soccer defender. Various sources, including the National Soccer Hall of Fame, misspell Krische's name as Kriesch and Kriesche. He earned three caps with the U.S. national team in 1960 and 1961.
Krische played for Blau-Weiss Gottschee of the New York German American Soccer League (GASL) for nineteen seasons with twelve of those seasons coming in the GASL First Division. In 1960, he also played for New York in the International Soccer League.
Krische played two World Cup qualification games in November 1960. On November 6, 1960, the U.S. played to a 3âÂÂ3 tie with Mexico followed by a 3âÂÂ0 loss to Mexico seven days later. His third, and final, game with the national team came in a 2âÂÂ0 loss to Colombia on February 5, 1961.
He served for several years as the president of the Blau-Weiss Gottschee Soccer Club.