Hans Lang (footballer)
German footballer
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Hans Lang (8 February 1899 – 27 April 1943) was a German footballer who played as a midfielder.
Full name
Hans Lang
Date of birth
8 February 1899
Date of death
27 April 1943 (aged 44)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans Lang | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Augsburg, Germany[1] | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 1943 (aged 44) | ||
| Place of death | Aalborg, German-occupied Denmark | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1921 | BC Augsburg | ||
| 1921–1923 | SpVgg Fürth | ||
| 1924–1930 | Hamburger SV | ||
| International career | |||
| 1922–1926 | Germany | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Lang played for BC Augsburg, SpVgg Fürth and Hamburger SV.
International career
Lang was called up for the Germany national team.[2] He won ten caps between 1922 and 1926.[3]
Personal life and death
Lang had served in the German army on the Western front in the First World War when he was taken prisoner of war by the French in 1918 and not released until 1920.[4]
Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Lang was drafted into the Luftwaffe as a Oberfeldwebel.[4] He died in April 1943 in hospital in Aalborg Air Base following a heart attack.[4]
