Ludwig Goldbrunner (5 March 1908 – 26 September 1981) was a German
footballer
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. He began playing for his home club
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...
in 1927, with whom he won the German championship in 1932.
Career
Goldbrunner played as a
centre half
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
39 times for the
German National team between 1933 and 1940. He played in the
1938 France World Cup but promptly retired from the team after a 4 – 2 defeat against
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. He was also part of Germany's squad at the
1936 Summer Olympics
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.
He became known in 1937 as one of the "''Breslau-Elf''" (
Breslau Eleven
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) players, after they thrashed Denmark with an 8:0 score.
He was the center half of
Bayern Munich
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's first great side, the 1932 German champions. A year later, Goldbrunner debuted for
German National team against Switzerland. In the following years Goldbrunner took turns with
Reinhold Münzenberg
Reinhold Münzenberg (25 January 1909 in Walheim – 25 June 1986 in Aachen) was a German football player, in the defender position.
Biography
Münzenberg spent most of his career with Alemannia Aachen (1927–1951) but also had spells with ...
at the
center half position, but by 1936 with Münzenberg having moved to the
left back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
position, Goldbrunner settled at the center half position permanently. During his international career, Goldbrunner played against the best center forwards in European football, namely England's
George Camsell
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, Portugal's
Fernando Peyroteo
Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos (10 March 1918 – 28 November 1978) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.
He spent his entire professional career with Sporting CP, scoring 544 goals in all competitions, winn ...
, Belgium's
Raymond Braine
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, France's
Paul Nicolas
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He was also part of the France national football ...
, Italy's
Silvio Piola
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and Spain's
Isidro Lángara
Isidro Lángara Galarraga (25 May 1912 in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa – 21 August 1992 in Andoain) was a Spanish football striker from the Basque Country. He played 12 times for Spain, scoring 17 goals. He has the highest goal ratio in La Liga at 1.14 ...
. Remarkably, only
George Camsell
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managed to score against Goldbrunner.
When the best
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...
team of all time was drawn up he was in the shortlist and many would have him on the bench, a great achievement as this would mean he's in the top 20 best players
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...
history. He's included in the top 30 German footballers of all time.
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1908 births
1981 deaths
Footballers from Munich
German men's footballers
Germany men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Germany
Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1938 FIFA World Cup players
FC Bayern Munich footballers
German football managers
FC Bayern Munich managers
TSV 1860 Munich managers
Men's association football defenders