Hans Jakob (football Player)
Hans Jakob (16 June 1908 – 24 March 1994) was a German Association football, football player. He was born in Munich. He played over 1000 games as goalkeeper (football), goalkeeper for SSV Jahn Regensburg, and also for FC Bayern Munich from 1942 to 1945. He earned 38 caps for the Germany national football team, and was part of two World Cups teams in 1934 FIFA World Cup, 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cup, 1938, but played in only one game, the third-place playoff in 1934. Jakob was a member of the famous "Breslau Elf" that defeated Denmark 8–0 in 1937. In his 38 international games, Jakob kept eleven clean-sheets and while he was in goal, Germany were only defeated eight times. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics. 'Jakl' Jakob was an all-round athlete who managed considerable results in track-and-field, winning the Bavarian hurdles race championships repeatedly, which led a decathlon promoter to almost persuade him to pursue a decathlon career.Bitter, Jà ...
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