Alfred Preissler (9 April 1921 – 15 July 2003) was a German

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and

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who played as a forward mostly for

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...

. He is the club’s all-time top goalscorer with 177 goals. The worker’s son grew up in Duisburg, in the local Dickelsbach settlement, which represents a remarkable chapter in German industrial history. He began his football career in his hometown at the , where at the same time

Toni Turek Anton Turek (18 January 1919 – 11 May 1984) was a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Duisburg, Turek started his career at Duisburger Sportverein, but he soon switched to TuS Duisburg 48/99. He first came to the at ...

, the world champion of 1954, was also trained.Werner Raupp: Toni Turek – „Fußballgott“. Eine Biographie, Hildesheim: Arete Verlag 2019 (2018) (ISBN 978-3-96423-008-9), p. 14-16 (Dickelsbachsiedlung and Duisburger Sportclub 1900. He played for the club until 1944, before moving to

Duisburger SpV Eintracht Duisburg is a German sportsclub from the city of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1848 it is one of the country's oldest sport associations. __TOC__ History The history of the club includes the mergers of a number of earl ...

and 1946 to Borussia Dortmund. With this club he won back-to-back German championships in

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and

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. He also played two matches for the then

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in 1951 against

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* * 1921 births 2003 deaths Footballers from Duisburg German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Borussia Dortmund players SC Preußen Münster players Borussia Neunkirchen managers German football managers People from the Rhine Province West German football managers West German men's footballers {{Germany-footy-forward-1920s-stub