Alfred Eisenbeisser ( ro, Alfred "Fredi" Fieraru) (7 April 1908 in

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n football player and figure skater of

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ethnicity. As a footballer, he played for

at 1930 FIFA World Cup, while as a figure skater he participated at the 1936 Winter Olympic Games.

Career

Football

Alfred Eisenbeisser started his career at Jahn Cernăuţi. In 1930, he joined another team from

, Dragoş Vodă, and shortly after he was selected in the Romania squad for the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He made his debut for the Romania national football team at the tournament, playing in the two matches against

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and

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. On the trip back to

, he nearly died because of

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, after having a bath with cold water. When the ship arrived to

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, he was interned in a sanatory. The Romanian staff called also a priest to make a

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service, because his condition was critical. When the Romanian players returned in the country, they announced Alfred's death. However, he recovered and returned home, exactly when his mother was preparing the funeral repast. She fainted when she saw her son alive. After playing two years for

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, he moved to

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. He made his debut in October 1932, against CA Oradea. In his second of the ten seasons spent as a Venus player, he won his first Divizia A champion title. He won another two championships in 1937 and 1939. He retired from his footballing career in 1944.

Figure skating

Alfred was also a successful figure skater. At the 1934

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, he and his partner Irina Timcic finished seventh in the mixed pair events. Again with Irina Timcic, he took part at the

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, finishing 13th. His last major figure skating competition was the mixed pair event at the 1939 European Championships, when he and his partner Ileana Moldovan finished 9th.

Achievements

Football

;Venus București *

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(4): 1933–34, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1939–40

Figure skating

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: 7th (1934 - with Irina Timcic), 9th (1939 - with Ileana Moldovan) *

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: 13th (1936 - with Irina Timcic)

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Career

Football

Figure skating

Achievements

Football

Figure skating

See also

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