Matthias Mauritz

Matthias Mauritz

Mauritz in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	(1924-11-13)13 November 1924
Place of birth	Düsseldorf, Germany[1]
Date of death	21 November 2016(2016-11-21) (aged 92)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1960	Fortuna Düsseldorf
International career
1959	West Germany	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthias Mauritz (13 November 1924 – 21 November 2016) was a German international footballer who played for Fortuna Düsseldorf and competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[2] He was born in Düsseldorf.^[3]

International career

Mauritz made his debut for West Germany on 20 May 1959 in a friendly match against Poland, at 34 years of age.^[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthias Mauritz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
2. "Matthias Mauritz". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
3. Fortuna Trauert um Matthias "Matthes" Mauritz (in German)
4. Football PLAYER: Matthias Mauritz

Further reading

• Werner Raupp: Toni Turek – "Fußballgott". Eine Biographie. Hildesheim: Arete Verlag 2019 (1., rev. version) (ISBN 978-3-96423-008-9), passim (esp. p. 73–97).

External links

• Matthias Mauritz at fussballdaten.de (in German)