Karl Hohmann
German footballer
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Karl Hohmann (19 June 1908 – 30 March 1974) was a German football (soccer) player. He was born in Düsseldorf and died in Benrath.
Date of birth
19 June 1908
Place of birth
Düsseldorf, German Empire
Date of death
30 March 1974 (aged 65)
Place of death
Benrath, West Germany
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Scoring against Norway in Magdeburg on 5 November 1933 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 June 1908 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, German Empire | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 March 1974 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Benrath, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1929–1937 | VfL Benrath | ||||||||||||||||
| 1937–1939 | FK Pirmasens | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1930–1937 | Germany | 26 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1954 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Between 1930 and 1937, he played 26 times and scored 20 goals for the Germany national football team.[1] He played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring 2 goals in the 2-1 quarter-final win against Sweden. Germany went on to finish third. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] Later, he became the coach of Rot-Weiss Essen, leading them to win the 1953 German Cup.
