Herbert Martin (29 August 1925 – 29 September 2016) was a
Saarland
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and
German
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footballer
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.
The striker spent the majority of his career with
1. FC Saarbrücken
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. He was the leading goal scorer for the
Saarland national football team (tied with
Herbert Binkert), with six goals, while the team existed between 1950 and 1956. He won 17 caps for the
Saar federation which was later included into the
West German Football Association. He died in 2016.
Herbert Martin gestorben
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1925 births
2016 deaths
People from Saarlouis (district)
Saar footballers
German footballers
Saarland international footballers
1. FC Saarbrücken players
Association football forwards
Footballers from Saarland
West German footballers
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