Wilhelm Tiefel (14 July 1911 – 28 August 1941), nicknamed Willi, was a German footballer.
He played for the teams
Union Niederrad,
Eintracht Frankfurt
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,
Berliner SV 92 and
BSC Brandenburg
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. He also played 7 times for
Germany
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, starting in 1935.
Personal life
Tiefel was born in
Frankfurt
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on 14 July 1911. He fought in
World War II
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as a private in the German army, and died on 28 August 1941 in
Narva
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on the
Eastern Front at the age of 30.
References
External links
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Willi Tiefel at eintracht-archiv.de
1911 births
1941 deaths
Footballers from Frankfurt
German men's footballers
Germany men's international footballers
Eintracht Frankfurt players
German Army personnel killed in World War II
Men's association football midfielders
German Army soldiers of World War II
Military personnel from Frankfurt
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