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Football team of prisoners of war from Germany who worked on Kurbatovs furniture factory in Tsivilsk, Russian Empire. When World War I was declared in 1914, it had a negative effect on association football; in some countries competitions were suspended and players signed up to fight, resulting in the deaths of many players.
After joining SpVgg Fürth in 1913, he won the 1914 German football championship with them the following year. [6] [9] Hirsch was the first Jewish player to represent the Germany national team, which he joined at 18 years of age in 1911. [6] [10] He played in a number of matches for Germany, including at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm ...
Date Name Age Team Notes 22 August 1874 Robert Atherley (SCO) [ cs] 19 Star of Leven: Died of a ruptured stomach, [9] after receiving a kick in a match against the Lily club of Renton. [10] 19 January 1878 George Cornish (WAL) 18 [11] Newtown: Died of a cold contracted in a match against Wrexham. [12] 25 October 1879 Harry Rogers (ENG) 25 Reading
Julius Hirsch (1892–1945), Olympian football player and first Jewish member of the national team, two-time Germany team champion, awarded the Iron Cross during World War I, murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp.
Died in a training flight crash. Don Wemple [12] 27 1944 End Brooklyn Dodgers: 1941 Air Force His airplane was shot down while flying over "the Hump". Chet Wetterlund [13] 26 1944 Halfback Detroit Lions: 1942 Navy Died when a training flight crashed. Waddy Young [14] 28 1945 End Brooklyn Dodgers: 1940 Air Force
A civilian in the war, he was deported to Germany after being denounced to the Gestapo for anti-German remarks in 1943 and died at Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp on 30 March 1945 aged 54. [ 48 ] Jacques Mairesse – a defender who appeared in the national team (1927–34) including 1934 FIFA World Cup.
Sportspeople who died during their careers are covered in lists by sport, and in the case of motorsports by location. List of American football players who died during their careers List of association footballers who died after on-field incidents
Germany's first championship title was even won in Switzerland. Germany playing Uruguay at the 1928 Summer Olympics. At that time the players were selected by the DFB, as there was no dedicated coach. The first manager of the Germany national team was Otto Nerz, a school teacher from Mannheim, who served in the role from 1926 to 1936. [13]