Fritz Förderer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlsruhe, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 1952 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Weimar, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Karlsruher FV | |||
| International career | |||
| 1912 | Germany | 2 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Friedrich "Fritz" Förderer (5 January 1888 – 20 December 1952) was a German amateur footballer who played as a defender and competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Karlsruhe and died in Weimar.[1]
Biography
[edit]Förderer was a member of the German Olympic squad and played two matches in the consolation tournament and scored five goals. He played for Karlsruher FV, where together with Julius Hirsch and Gottfried Fuchs he formed an attacking trio.[2]
He joined the Nazi party in 1942 and would go on to coach various football teams, including one composed of members of the Third SS Death-Head unit that ran the Buchenwald concentration camp.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fritz Förderer". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Soccer Under the Swastika; Stories of Survival and Resistance During the Holocaust
External links
[edit]- Pictures at Karlsruher-fv1891.de (in German)
- Biography of Fritz Förderer[permanent dead link] (in German)
- Fritz Förderer at WorldFootball.net
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