Hermann Nattkämper
Herman Nattkämper (4 October 1911 – 2 April 2005) was a German football player and was German champions in 1934 and 1935.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hermann Nattkämper | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1911 | ||
| Date of death | 2 April 2005 (aged 93) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1930 | Preußen Gladbeck | ||
| 1930–1936 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 1936–1937 | Preußen Gladbeck | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Born in Gladbeck, he became a member of a local football club when he was 14. Being criticized due to a failed penalty, he left his club and joined the FC Schalke 04. After 76 games and 27 goals he stopped playing football. During World War II he came into Russian war captivity where he started playing football again. Additionally, Hermann Nattkämper was the last living member of the legendary ´Schalker Kreisel´, a special tactic in football, to which Ernst Kuzorra and Fritz Szepan belonged likewise.
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