Eugen Kipp
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 February 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
Date of death | 4 November 1931 | (aged 46)||
Height | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1901–1912 | Sportfreunde Stuttgart | ||
1912–1915 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
International career | |||
1908–1913 | Germany | 16 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eugen Kipp (26 February 1885 – 4 November 1931) was a German footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Eugen was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament.
He played for Germany from 1908 to 1913, first as a Sportfreunde Stuttgart player, then with Stuttgarter Kickers.[1]
Personal life
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.[2] He never fully recovered from the injuries, and died on 4 November 1931 at the age of 46.[3]
References
- ^ kicker Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker, published: 1989, page: 88, accessed: 22 March 2009
- ^ 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
Eugen Kipp at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1931 deaths
- Sportspeople from Stuttgart
- Footballers from Baden-Württemberg
- German footballers
- Germany international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Germany
- Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Stuttgarter Kickers players
- Association football forwards
- German military personnel of World War I
- German football forward stubs