Hans Lang (footballer)

Hans Lang (8 February 1899 – 27 April 1943) was a German footballer who played as a midfielder.

Hans Lang
Personal information
Full name Hans Lang
Date of birth (1899-02-08)8 February 1899
Place of birth Augsburg, Germany[1]
Date of death 27 April 1943(1943-04-27) (aged 44)
Place of death Aalborg, German-occupied Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 BC Augsburg
1921–1923 SpVgg Fürth
1924–1930 Hamburger SV
International career
1922–1926 Germany 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Lang played for BC Augsburg, SpVgg Fürth and Hamburger SV.

International career

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Lang was called up for the Germany national team.[2] He won ten caps between 1922 and 1926.[3]

Later life and death

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Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Lang was drafted into the Luftwaffe as a Oberfeldwebel.[4] He died in April 1943 at Aalborg Air Base following a heart attack.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Profile at worldfootball.net
  2. ^ Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. August 2010. p. 129. ISBN 978-3-7679-0914-4. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (18 February 2021). "Hans Lang - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b "1922: Als Hans Lang zum Nationalspieler wurde". fcaugsburg.de (in German). FC Augsburg. 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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