Hans Kalb (3 August 1899 – 5 April 1945) was a German international
footballer
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.
International career
The
1. FC Nürnberg player won 15 caps (two goals) for Germany. Kalb was sent off in the match against
Uruguay
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at the 1928 Olympic Games for a deliberate foul against Uruguayan goal scorer
Pedro Petrone
Pedro Petrone Schiavone (11 May 1905 – 13 December 1964) was a Uruguayan footballer who played in the role of striker. His nickname was ''Artillero'', meaning artilleryman or gunner, in reference to his amazing goalscoring prowess.
Club caree ...
. Uruguay won the game 4-1, and Kalb received a one year ban from the
German Football Association, which ended his international career.
Personal life
In the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
he served as an artilleryman in the
German Army.
[
Outside football, Kalb was a dental surgeon who practised in ]Nuremberg
Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...
. He died from an infection contracted in surgery.[
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1899 births
1945 deaths
Footballers from Nuremberg
Association football defenders
German footballers
Germany international footballers
Olympic footballers of Germany
Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
1. FC Nürnberg players
German Army personnel of World War I
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