Hans Bauer (footballer)

Hans Bauer (28 July 1927 – 31 October 1997) was a German footballer. Most of his career was spent with Bayern Munich,[1] where he played as a defender and won the DFB-Pokal in 1957.

Hans Bauer
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-07-28)28 July 1927
Place of birth Sendling, Munich, Germany
Date of death 31 October 1997(1997-10-31) (aged 70)
Place of death Munich, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1937–1946 MTV München
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1948 Wacker München
1948–1959 Bayern Munich 259 (12)
International career
1951–1958 West Germany 5 (0)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alert and with fast reactions, the position of the left-footed Bauer was mostly that of a left full back.[2] He played five times in the Germany national team between 1951 and 1958.[3] The highlight of his career was being included in the squad for the 1954 World Cup.

References edit

  1. ^ "Hans Bauer" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. ^ Bitter, Jürgen (1997). Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler (in German). Sportverlag. p. 27.
  3. ^ "Hans Bauer" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.

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