Fritz Becker
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fritz Becker | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
Date of death | 22 February 1963 | (aged 74)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1904 | Germania 1894 | ||
1904–1921 | Frankfurter Kickers / Frankfurter FV / Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
International career | |||
1908 | Germany | 1 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fritz Becker (13 September 1888 – 22 February 1963) was a German professional footballer.
He played for FC Germania 1894 Frankfurt before moving to FC Frankfurter Kickers (later to be known as Eintracht Frankfurt). He played for the Frankfurt club from 1904 to 1921.[1]
Becker represented Germany in their first international match against Switzerland, a friendly played on 5 April 1908 in which he scored the first ever goal for Germany. Despite scoring twice for his country, Becker ended up on the losing side with Germany going down 5-3.[2]
References
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt history". Archived from the original on 2 December 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
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