Fritz Förderer
German footballer (1888–1952)
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Friedrich "Fritz" Förderer (5 January 1888 – 20 December 1952) was a German amateur footballer who played as a defender and competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Date of birth
5 January 1888
Place of birth
Karlsruhe, Germany
Date of death
20 December 1952 (aged 64)
Place of death
Weimar, Germany
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlsruhe, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 1952 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Weimar, Germany | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Karlsruher FV | |||
| International career | |||
| 1912 | Germany | 2 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
Förderer was born in Karlsruhe.[1] He was a member of the German Olympic squad, played two matches in the consolation tournament, and scored five goals. He played for Karlsruher FV, where together with Julius Hirsch and Gottfried Fuchs he formed an attacking trio.[2]
He joined the Nazi Party in 1942 and would go on to coach various football teams, including one composed of members of the Third SS Death-Head unit that ran the Buchenwald concentration camp.[citation needed]
