Eugen Kipp (26 February 1885 – 4 November 1931) was a German footballer who played as a forward. Eugen was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 4 November 1931 (aged 46) | ||
| Place of death | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1905 | FC Karlsvorstadt | ||
| 1905–1912 | Sportfreunde Stuttgart | ||
| 1912–1915 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1908–1913 | Germany | 18 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography edit
On 5 April 1908, Kipp was one of the eleven footballers who played in the debut game of the Germany national team, in an friendly against Switzerland that ended in a 3-5 loss.[2] Since then, he become his country's all-time top scorer in international football with 10 goals in 18 caps (two of which as captain) between 1908 and 1913, until eventually being overtaken by several of his contemporaries.[3] He scored his first and last international goal in the two games in which he was captain and both ended in losses to Austria and Switzerland.[4] He only scored more than once in a single international game once, in a 3-2 win over Switzerland on 3 April 1910. He also represented Germany at the 1912 Summer Olympics, playing just one game.
At club level, he spent his best years with Sportfreunde Stuttgart between 1905 and 1912, playing a pivotal role in helping the club win the 1910 Kronprinzenpokal in 1910. The highlight of his club career was representing Sportfreunde in the 1909 Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, regarded by many as the first European club trophy.[5] He scored his team's only goal at the tournament in a 1-2 loss to a Torino XI (a team formed from players of Juventus and Torino).[6]
Personal life edit
Kipp served in World War I, and was severely injured in Ypres, Belgium. He lost his right leg right above his knee, and received bayonet slashes to his jaw and shoulder.[7] He never fully recovered from the injuries, and died on 4 November 1931 at the age of 46.[8]
While he was still alive, he was the only football player besides Adolf Jäger to be honored with the eagle plaque, the highest award in German sport at the time, by the Reich Committee for Physical Education.[citation needed]
International goals edit
- Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kipp goal.
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 June 1908 | Cricketer-Platz, Vienna, Austria |  Austria |
1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3 | 4 April 1909 | KFV Telegrafenkaserne ground, Karlsruhe, Germany |  Switzerland |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 April 1910 | Landhof, Basel, Switzerland | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 24 April 1910 | Klarenbeek Stadium, Arnhem, Netherlands |  Netherlands |
1–0 | 2–4 | |
| 6 | 6 | 26 March 1911 | Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart, Germany | Switzerland |
3–1 | 6–2 | |
| 7 | 8 | 18 June 1911 | Råsunda IP, Solna, Sweden |  Sweden |
3–2 | 4–2 | |
| 8 | 10 | 14 April 1912 | Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary |
2–1 | 4–4 | |
| 9 | 11 | 5 May 1912 | Espenmoos, St. Gallen, Switzerland | Switzerland |
1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 10 | 16 | 18 May 1913 | FFC-Platz Schwarzwaldstraße, Freiburg, Germany | Switzerland |
1–2 | 1–2 |
References edit
- ^ "Eugen Kipp". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland vs Germany, 5 April 1908". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ kicker Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker, published: 1989, page: 88, accessed: 22 March 2009
- ^ a b "Eugen Kipp". football.eu. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "West Auckland, Juventus And The First 'World Cup'". www.thehardtackle.com. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Andrea Veronese (20 November 2004). "1909 Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy (Torino)". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eugen Kipp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Eugen Kipp". German War Graves Commission (in German). Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links edit
Eugen Kipp at National-Football-Teams.com
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