Klaus Stürmer (9 August 1935 – 1 June 1971) was a German football player. He represented
Germany
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on two occasions, including a
1962 FIFA World Cup
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qualifier against
Northern Ireland
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. On his debut on 16 October 1954 against
France
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he became the youngest player of the
post-war era
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to score for Germany at age 19 years 68 days, a record that was equalled in 2011 by
Mario Götze
Mario Götze (; born 3 June 1992) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays for club Eintracht Frankfurt. Although his favoured position is that of an attacking or central midfielder, he has also played as a Winger (f ...
Honours
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DFB-Pokal
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finalist: 1956.
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German champion: 1960.
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Swiss Super League
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champion: 1963, 1966.
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Swiss Cup
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winner: 1966.
External links
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Stats Klaus Stürmer
1935 births
1971 deaths
German men's footballers
Germany men's international footballers
Hamburger SV players
FC Zürich players
FC Grenchen players
SC Young Fellows Juventus players
Men's association football forwards
People from Stormarn (district)
Footballers from Schleswig-Holstein
West German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
West German men's footballers
West German expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
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