Alfred Beck (12 April 1925 – September 1994) was a German
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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.
Club career
Beck began his career at
Bremer SV
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History
Bremer SV w ...
. He went on to play for
FC St. Pauli
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and
Wuppertaler SV
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before finishing his career with
FC Zürich
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.
International career
Beck played just once for
West Germany
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in a friendly against
England
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in December 1954. West Germany lost the match 3-1, with Beck scoring the team's only goal.
Managerial career
After retiring from playing, Beck moved into management. He spent his entire managerial career in Switzerland, mostly in charge of clubs in the
Swiss second division.
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1925 births
1994 deaths
People from Wartburgkreis
German men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Thuringia
Germany men's international footballers
Bremer SV players
FC St. Pauli players
FC Zürich players
FC Aarau managers
FC Thun managers
German football managers
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
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