Toni Turek
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Turek | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Duisburg, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 11 May 1984 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Neuss, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1929–1936 | Duisburger SV | ||
| Senior career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Apps2 | (Gls)2 |
| 1936–1941 | TuS Duisburg 48/99 | ||
| 1941–1943 | TSG Ulm 1846 | ||
| 1943–1946 | TuS Duisburg 48/99 | ||
| 1946–1947 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 1947–1950 | TSG Ulm 1846 | 22 (0) | |
| 1950–1956 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 1956–1957 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| National team | |||
| 1950–1954 | Germany | 20 (0) | |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. 2 Appearances (Goals). |
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Toni Turek, real name Anton Turek, (18 January 1919 – 11 May 1984) was a German football goalkeeper.
[edit] Biography
Turek was born in Duisburg.
He started his career at Duisburger Sportverein, but he soon switched to TuS Duisburg 48/99. In 1950 he switched to Fortuna Düsseldorf. Between 1950 and 1954 he played 20 games for the German national team. He played in "The Miracle of Bern" 1954 FIFA World Cup final against Hungary and won the Championship.
His achievements during this game were described by the sports reporter Herbert Zimmermann with the words "Toni, you're a football God".[1] He later had to apologize for that comment because the church complained about the comparison of a football player with God.
Turek died in Neuss in 1984.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b ""Viel Glück habe ich nicht gehabt"" (in German). web.ard.de. http://web.ard.de/special/helden1954/pages/2445.php?ch=3. Retrieved on 30 June 2009.
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