Fritz Becker
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fritz Becker | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 22 February 1963 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Frankfurt, West Germany | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1904 | Germania 1894 | ||
| 1904–1906 | Frankfurter Kickers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1906–1911 | Frankfurter Kickers | ||
| 1911–1920 | Frankfurter FV | ||
| 1920–1921 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Total | +91 | (+7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1908 | Germany | 1 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fritz Becker (13 September 1888 – 22 February 1963) was a German professional footballer who played as a forward.
He played for FC Germania 1894 Frankfurt before moving to FC Frankfurter Kickers (later to be known as Eintracht Frankfurt). He played for the Frankfurt club from 1904 to 1921.[1]
In 1907 he was selected to a Frankfurt city XI that would play Newcastle United, and Becker scored two goals against the reigning English champions. After his glowing performance, he was invited to a test match in order to form a Germany national team.
On 5 April 1908, Becker went down in history as one of the eleven footballers who played in the first game of the Germany national team in a friendly against Switzerland, in which he scored the first-ever goal in the team's history.[2] Despite scoring twice for his country, Becker ended up on the losing side with Germany going down 5-3.[3] This was the only match he ever played for Germany.
Becker acted several times as the club's sports director, most recently in 1946–47. In his professional life, he worked as a councilor in the city's administration.
Fritz Becker was honorary club member and honorary captain at Eintracht Frankfurt.
