Fritz Laband (1 November 1925 – 3 January 1982) was a German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender. He was part of the West Germany national team that won the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerla ...

. In total he earned four caps for West Germany. During his club career he played for FC Anker Wismar, Hamburger SV and Werder Bremen. His standard position being that of a right full back, Laband was a thorough-going and powerful player with good long range passing ability. With his international debut coming less than two months before the

, he managed to play in three of Germany's six games at that tournament. For the semi-final and the final, coach Sepp Herberger however decided to move his Hamburg club teammate

Josef Posipal Josef "Jupp" Posipal (20 June 1927 – 21 February 1997) was a German footballer. Born in Romania, he was part of the German national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. During his club career he played for SV Linden 07, SV Arminia Hannover ...

to the right back position.

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1925 births 1982 deaths Sportspeople from Zabrze People from the Province of Upper Silesia German footballers East German footballers Men's association football defenders Germany men's international footballers FC Anker Wismar players Hamburger SV players SV Werder Bremen players 1954 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players {{Germany-footy-defender-1920s-stub