August Klingler
August Klingler (24 February 1918 – 23 November 1944) was a German international footballer.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1918 | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 1944 (aged 26) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| FV Daxlanden | |||
| National team | |||
| 1942 | Germany | 5 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He scored six goals in only five matches[3] for the German national team in the midst of the Second World War. He scored three goals in Germany's final international during World War II in November 1942, but was killed on the Eastern Front in 1944.[4]
References
- Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. August 2010. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-3-7679-0914-4. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- "August Klingler - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- Arnhold, Matthias (9 March 2017). "August Klingler - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Damals: Das letzte Spiel unterm Hakenkreuz". www.weltfussball.de. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
External links
- August Klingler at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- August Klingler at WorldFootball.net
- August Klingler at National-Football-Teams.com
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