Robert Bernard (10 March 1913 – 17 February 1990) was a German football player. Born in

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, Robert Bernard was the son of Jakob Bernard, an esteemed footballer in the postwar area of

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, and the father of Günter Bernard, who was part of the runner-up squad of

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at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and a

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winner with

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in 1965. With his club

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, which had a couple of top-tier

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seasons at that time, Bernard made it into the second round of 1940 Tschammerpokal against 1938 cup winner and later German football champion

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. In 1946, he joined the local competitor 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 for the rest of his career. Robert Bernard played two times for

, both as fullback in the successive matches against

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(9–0) and

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(0–2) at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The surprise defeat against

eliminated the host nation from the tournament and got coach Otto Nerz sacked. Nerz' successor

Sepp Herberger Josef "Sepp" Herberger (28 March 1897 – 28 April 1977) was a German football player and manager. He is most famous for being the manager of the West German national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, a match later dubbed '' The Mir ...

, who later handed his son Günter caps for

, did not see use in playing Robert Bernard any further.

References

1913 births 1990 deaths German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Germany 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 players Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Schweinfurt Footballers from Lower Franconia {{germany-footy-defender-1910s-stub