Friedrich Hermann "Fritz" Buchloh (26 November 1909 – 22 July 1998) was a German football manager and footballer who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. He was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr,

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. Buchloh was the last surviving member of Germany's 1934 World Cup squad.

Club career

In the domestic league he played for VfB Speldorf.

International career

He was a participant in the two World Cups, in

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and 1938 but didn't play a single minute in both tournaments. Buchloh won 17 caps for Germany. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Coaching career

In the year 1949 he managed the

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