Walter Berg (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Alexander Johannes Berg | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1949 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Milín, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1935 | SV Kray 04 | ||
| 1935–1939 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 1940 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 1940–1944 | Schalke 04 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1938 | Germany | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Alexander Johannes Berg (21 April 1916 – 12 May 1949) was a German international footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Berg served as a Gefreiter (private) in the German Army during the Second World War.[2] Captured by Soviet forces, he died in a prisoner of war camp in Czechoslovakia on 12 May 1949.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. August 2010. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-3-7679-0914-4. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Walter Alexander Johannes Berg". Volksbund. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Walter Berg at National-Football-Teams.com
- Walter Berg at WorldFootball.net
- Walter Berg at kicker (in German)
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Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1949 deaths
- Men's association football midfielders
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's international footballers
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Hamburger SV players
- German Army soldiers of World War II
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Footballers from Essen
- Sportspeople from the Rhine Province
- German football midfielder stubs