Karl Ehmer (25 November 1906 – 12 November 1978) was a German footballer who played most of his career as a forward for

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 ...

from 1927 to 1938. The forwarder from

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was one of the greatest goalscorers of his time. Already in his first season for the ''Eagles'' he scored 40 goals in official competitions. Thanks to Ehmer Frankfurt reached the runner-up spot and qualified for the final round to the

1928 German football championship The 1928 German football championship, the 21st edition of the competition, was won by Hamburger SV, defeating Hertha BSC, 5–2, in the final. For Hamburger SV it was the second national championship after its first in 1923, not counting the 19 ...

. On 8 July 1928 Eintracht lost 1-3 at Müngersdorfer Stadion to SpVgg Sülz 07. Karl Ehmer scored the only goal for Eintracht. In the 1931-32 season he marked 55 goals in 38 competitive matches (33 goals in 19 league matches) and to this day still holds the season record for Eintracht Frankfurt. In the final round of the German football championship he scored seven goals in four matches but could not score on 12 June 1932 in the final match in Nürnberg against

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. He was never capped for

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. In total, Ehmer appeared in 13 final round matches, scoring 18 times. He played in 130 league games and marked 138 goals. Ehmer netted 68 goals 74 South German championship matches and one goal in five matches in the Tschammer-Pokal. In total he scored 224 goals in 222 competitive matches. In 1938 he retired after he lost his starting position following an appendectomy. Though he shortly returned from retirement and appeared as a guest player at

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in 1939-40 As a coach, he worked for Union Niederrad. Until his death on 12 November 1978 he was an honorary member and honorary captain at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Honours

* Participation in the final match of the German championship 1932 * South German champion: 1930 and 1932 * Verbandsliga (nationwide) topscorer: 1932 and 1933

References

External links

Karl Ehmer at eintracht-archiv.de
1906 births 1978 deaths German footballers Eintracht Frankfurt players Place of birth missing Place of death missing Association football forwards People from Kronberg im Taunus Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region) Footballers from Hesse {{germany-footy-forward-1900s-stub