Bernhard Kellerhoff (21 March 1900 – 22 October 1978) was a German
footballer
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. He played club football with
Schwarz-Weiß Essen and
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...
.
Schwarz-Weiß Essen academy product Bernhard Kellerhoff rose through the ranks of the West German team and reached
championship play-offs 1925 where Essen were eliminated by
FSV Frankfurt
Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt also fielded a rather successfu ...
. In April 1926 Eintracht Frankfurt signed the left winger. In the 1929–30 he was banned for two months after slapping an opponent player during a tough match with SpVgg Griesheim 02. This ban meant that he missed Eintracht's South German championship run in
1930
Events
January
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. A heavy knee injury during an encounter against Mainz sidelined him for good that meant a timely career end.
Despite being presumed to be one of the best left wingers of his time he was never called up for the national team. A football magazine reckoned that his exaggerated dribbling might have played a role in this. However, he was called up to the West and South German regional selections.
Kellerhoff worked as a tie merchant.
Honours
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Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
The Bezirksliga Main-Hessen was the highest association football league in the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1927 to 1933. The league was disbanded with the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933.
Overview
The le ...
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** Champion: 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32
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Southern German Championship
** Champion: 1929–30, 1931–32
** Runner-up: 1927–28, 1930–31
*
German Championship
** Runner-up:
1932
Events January
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References
General references
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External links
Bernhard Kellerhoffat eintracht-archiv.de
1900 births
1978 deaths
German footballers
German football managers
Schwarz-Weiß Essen players
Eintracht Frankfurt players
Eintracht Frankfurt managers
Association football forwards
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