Albert Brülls (26 March 1937 – 28 March 2004) was a German

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who played 25 times for the West Germany national team, including matches in both the 1962 and 1966

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s. Domestically he played for and was also captain of

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between 1955 and 1962. During this time he led the side to their first sporting achievement in 1960, when Borussia won the

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by defeating

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3–2. He then went on to become one of the first Germans to play for a club side outside West Germany, transferring to the Italian team

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for a fee of 100,000

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brulls, Albert 1937 births 2004 deaths People from Willich Footballers from Düsseldorf (region) German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's international footballers Borussia Mönchengladbach players Brescia Calcio players Modena FC 2018 players Serie A players Serie B players BSC Young Boys players Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for the United Team of Germany 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players German football managers BSC Young Boys managers West German expatriate men's footballers West German expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy West German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland West German men's footballers