Heinz Ditgens

Heinz Ditgens

Personal information
Date of birth	(1914-07-03)3 July 1914
Place of birth	Mönchengladbach, Germany
Date of death	20 June 1998(1998-06-20) (aged 83)
Place of death	Mönchengladbach, Germany
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1950	Borussia Mönchengladbach
International career
1936–1938	Germany	3	(0)
Managerial career
1950–1951	Borussia Mönchengladbach
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heinz Ditgens (3 July 1914 – 20 June 1998) was a German professional footballer who played club football for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He won three caps for the Germany national side between 1936 and 1938, participating at the 1936 Summer Olympics,^[1] and became Borussia Mönchengladbach's first ever international player in the process. Ditgens also fought at Stalingrad in World War II.

References

1. "Heinz Ditgens". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

External links

• Heinz Ditgens – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Player profile at Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German)
• Heinz Ditgens at WorldFootball.net
• Heinz Ditgens at fussballdaten.de (in German)