Rudolf Gellesch (1 May 1914 – 20 August 1990) was a

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football forward. Gellesch played for FC Schalke 04 (1926–1946) and TuS Lübbecke (1946–1950). On the national level he played for Germany national team (20 matches/1 goal), and was a participant at the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, bea ...

. He was the inside right of the Breslau Eleven, that beat Denmark 8-0 in Breslau, in 1937 and went on to win 10 out 11 games played during that year. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. One of the many talents emanating from FC Schalke 04 during the 1930s, young Rudolf Gellesch replaced

Fritz Szepan Friedrich "Fritz" Szepan (2 September 1907 – 14 December 1974) was a German footballer in the period leading up to and including World War II. He spent his entire career with Schalke 04 where he won six national championships and one German C ...

inside forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

, after Szepan had moved to the center half position. Being a talented threader of moves on the pitch, he appeared to be a double of Szepan.

Selected filmography

* '' Das Grosse Spiel'' (1942)

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* * * 1914 births 1990 deaths Sportspeople from Gelsenkirchen German footballers Germany international footballers FC Schalke 04 players 1938 FIFA World Cup players German football managers KSV Hessen Kassel managers Association football midfielders Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia {{germany-footy-forward-1910s-stub