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1958 FIFA World Cup Squads
Below are the squads for the 1958 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Sweden. France (1), Northern Ireland (19), Scotland (6), Sweden (5) and Wales (14) had players representing foreign clubs. For the first time, seven players (one French, five Swedish and one Welsh) were selected from clubs from nations that did not qualify for the tournament (Italy and Spain). Group 1 West Germany Head coach: Sepp Herberger * Players no. 18-21 did not travel to Sweden. Northern Ireland Head coach: Peter Doherty * Players no. 18-22 did not travel to Sweden Czechoslovakia Head coach: Karel Kolský Karel Kolský (21 September 1914 in Kročehlavy – 17 February 1984) was a Czechs, Czech football (soccer), football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia national football team, Czechoslovakia, for which he played 1 ... Argentina Head coach: Guillermo Stábile Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the 6th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first and only FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country. Brazil beat Sweden 5–2 in the final in Solna, Stockholm, to claim their first title, having beaten France in the semi-final and Wales in the quarter-final. The tournament also marked the arrival of a then 17-year-old Pelé on the world stage, who scored in all three of Brazil's knockout games. This was the first appearance of Wales at the FIFA World Cup. They would not qualify for another until 64 years later. This tournament also marked the debuts of fellow British side Northern Ireland, as well as the Soviet Union. Defending champions West Germany were eliminated by runners-up Sweden and would lose to France in a third place match. Host selection Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Sweden expressed interest in hosting the tournament. Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Schäfer
Hans Schäfer (19 October 1927 – 7 November 2017) was a German footballer who played as an outside left. Career Schäfer was born in Zollstock, Cologne. He played for 1. FC Köln between 1948 and 1965, and for the West Germany national team, earning 39 caps and scoring 15 goals. He played in three World Cups, in 1954, 1958, and 1962, earning a winner's medal in 1954 and scoring a total of seven goals from all of West Germany's total 15 matches played in the three editions. Between 1957 and 1962, Schäfer captained Germany 16 times. Schäfer's position was that of an outside left. In the latter stages of his career, he became an inside left forward. He debuted for Germany on 9 November 1952, in the international friendly against Switzerland, scoring a goal. During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, Schäfer scored four goals. Schäfer won the German football championship with 1. FC Köln in 1962 and 1964 and was voted German Footballer of the Year in 1963, at the age of 35. He pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart has won the List of German football champions, national championship five times, most recently in 2006–07, the DFB-Pokal four times and the UEFA Intertoto Cup a record two times. In the all-time Bundesliga table the club sits in fourth place. The football team plays its home games at the MHPArena, in the Neckarpark which is located near the Cannstatter Wasen, where the city's Cannstatter Volksfest, fall beer festival takes place. Second team side VfB Stuttgart II currently plays in the 3. Liga, which is the highest division allowed for a reserve team. The club's junior teams have won the Under 19 Bundesliga#Championship winners, national under 19 championships a record ten times and the Under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudi Hoffmann
Rudolf "Rudi" Hoffmann (11 February 1935 – 16 October 2020) was a German footballer. He played for Viktoria Aschaffenburg, VfB Stuttgart and FK Pirmasens. International career He played one match for the Germany national football team, on 28 May 1955 against the Republic of Ireland. He later participated in the 1956 Olympics. He was part of the German 22-player squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but was on reserve in Germany and did not actually travel to the tournament in Sweden (along with Wolfgang Peters Wolfgang Peters (8 January 1929 – 22 September 2003) was a German football player. Peters played for Borussia Dortmund (1954–1963). On the national level he played for Germany national team, and was a participant at the 1958 FIFA World C ..., Hermann Nuber and Günter Sawitzki). References External links * * 1935 births 2020 deaths German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers VfB Stuttgart players Footballers at the 1956 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (31 March 1939 – 20 May 2024) was a German association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender. An athletic and hard-tackling player, with a strong physique, he was nicknamed the "Volkswagen" for his continuity of performance, both in quantity and in quality, and for his versatility; indeed, although he was usually deployed as a full-back, he was capable of playing anywhere along the back, and could also play as a centre-back, as a sweeper (association football), sweeper, or even as a defensive midfielder. He was one of the first successful German footballers abroad. In his prime he was often considered one of the best and most complete left-backs in the world in his era, rivaled only by Giacinto Facchetti, Nílton Santos and Silvio Marzolini. Club career Schnellinger was born in Düren (then in Rhine Province, Free State of Prussia, Prussia, today North Rhine-Westphalia). After his appearance at the 1958 World Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Sturm
Hans Sturm (3 September 1935 – 20 June 2007) was a German football player. He was born in Schönau an der Katzbach, Lower Silesia and died in Cologne. The goalscoring inside right midfielder, who won the first Bundesliga trophy with 1. FC Köln in 1964, played just one of his three internationals for West Germany outside a FIFA World Cup. Therefore, he was part at the 1958 FIFA World Cup and at the 1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between ..., playing one match on each occasion. With 1. FC Köln, Sturm also won the West German football championship in 1962. His son Ralf (born 18 October 1968) was a striker for 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga himself, netting 28 goals in 121 games as a striker in between 1988 and 1994. References 1935 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Kelbassa
Alfred Kelbassa (21 April 1925 – 11 August 1988) was a German football player. Kelbassa played for Preußen Münster (1952–1953) and Borussia Dortmund (1954–1963). He played for West Germany 6 times, scoring two goals, and was a participant at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Honours Club ;Borussia Dortmund * German football championship (3): 1956, 1957, 1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ... References 1925 births 1988 deaths German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Borussia Dortmund players 1958 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Gelsenkirchen Men's association football midfielders STV Horst-Emscher players SC Preußen Münster players Sportspeople from the Province of Westphalia West German men's footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SV Sodingen
SV Sodingen is a German association football club based in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team currently plays in the Landesliga, the seventh tier of German football. Although a regional league side today, the club played in the first division Oberliga West through most of the 1950s and into the early 1960s. In 1955, they finished in second place behind ''Rot-Weiss Essen'' and qualified for the German football championship German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ger ... playoffs, finishing third in their group. Honours * 2. Liga-West ** Champions: 1952, 1960 External linksSV Sodingen website(in German) Football clubs in Germany Association football clubs established in 1912 1912 establishments in Germany Football clubs in North Rhine-Westphalia {{Germany- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Cieslarczyk
Hans Cieslarczyk (3 May 1937 – 10 June 2020) was a German football player and coach. During his club career, he played for SV Sodingen, Borussia Dortmund, Westfalia Herne, and Karlsruher SC. He also played seven times for the Germany national football team, scoring three goals, and participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the 6th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first and only FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country. Br .... References External links * * * 1937 births 2020 deaths German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Germany men's B international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Karlsruher SC players Borussia Dortmund players Bundesliga players 1958 FIFA World Cup players German football managers FC Augsburg managers SpVgg Greuther Fürth managers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following relegation from the Bundesliga in 2022–23. Other activities offered by the club include athletics, basketball, handball, table tennis, winter sports and eSports. The "04" in the club's name derives from its formation in 1904. Schalke have been one of the most popular professional football teams in Germany, even though the club's heyday was in the 1930s and 1940s. As of 2023, the club has 178,000 members, making it the second-largest football club in Germany and the fourth-largest club in the world in terms of membership. Schalke have won seven German championships, five DFB-Pokals, one DFB Ligapokal, one DFL-Supercup, one UEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Klodt
Bernhard "Berni" Klodt (26 October 1926 – 23 May 1996) was a German footballer who played as a striker. Career Klodt was born in Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck; the goalkeeper Hans Klodt was his elder brother (they are among 14 sets of siblings to have played for Germany). In his club career, Klodt played mainly for Schalke 04. He debuted in the senior team of the club on 17 January 1943 at the age of 16, where he scored a goal in a 6–2 victory over Westfalia Herne. Aged 36, Klodt ended his career in 1963 with the start of the Bundesliga. In his last game, he scored the only goal in Schalke's 1–0 victory against the Bulgaria national team on 18 June 1963. He played in 330 Oberliga West games in which he scored 129 goals. Between 1950 and 1959, Klodt played 19 times and scored three goals for the West Germany national team. He was part of the 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning squad, and also played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. During the 1954 World Cup, Klodt had started in the outsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
