Alfred Preissler (9 April 1921 – 15 July 2003) was a German footballer and manager who played as a forward mostly for Borussia Dortmund.[1] He is the club's all-time top goalscorer with 177 goals.

Alfred Preissler
Preißler with the championship trophy in 1956
Personal information
Date of birth (1921-04-09)9 April 1921
Place of birth Duisburg, Germany
Date of death 15 July 2003(2003-07-15) (aged 82)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1939 Duisburger SV 1900
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1944 Duisburger SV 1900
1944–1945 Duisburger SpV
1946–1950 Borussia Dortmund 78 (45)
1950–1951 Preußen Münster 28 (19)
1951–1959 Borussia Dortmund 211 (123)
Total 317 (187)
International career
1951 West Germany 2 (0)
Managerial career
1957 Hammer SpVg
1958 ASSV Letmathe
1960–1962 Borussia Neunkirchen
1962–1965 FK Pirmasens
1965–1967 Wuppertaler SV
1968–1971 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
1971–1973 Borussia Neunkirchen
1974–1975 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

The worker's son grew up in Duisburg, in the local Dickelsbach settlement, which represents a remarkable chapter in German industrial history. He began his football career in his hometown at the Duisburger SV 1900 [de], where at the same time Toni Turek, the world champion of 1954, was also trained.[2] He played for the club until 1944, before moving to Duisburger SpV and 1946 to Borussia Dortmund. With this club he won back-to-back German championships in 1956 and 1957.

He also played two matches for the then West Germany national football team in 1951 against Austria and the Republic of Ireland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dortmund mourn great striker". Uefa.com. 16 July 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  2. ^ Werner Raupp: Toni Turek – „Fußballgott“. Eine Biographie, Hildesheim: Arete Verlag 2019 (2018) (ISBN 978-3-96423-008-9), p. 14-16 (Dickelsbachsiedlung and Duisburger Sportclub 1900.
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