August Klingler

August Klingler
Personal information
Date of birth (1918-02-24)24 February 1918
Date of death 23 November 1944(1944-11-23) (aged 26)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
FV Daxlanden
International career
1942 Germany 5 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

August Klingler (24 February 1918 – 23 November 1944) was a German international footballer.[1][2]

He scored six goals in only five matches[3] for the Germany 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "August Klingler - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (9 March 2017). "August Klingler - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Damals: Das letzte Spiel unterm Hakenkreuz". www.weltfussball.de. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.


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