Rudolf Noack
German footballer
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Rudolf "Rudi" Noack (30 March 1913 – c. 30 June 1947) was a German footballer. A forward, he played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal in the tournament against Czechoslovakia in the semi-finals.
Date of birth
30 March 1913
Place of birth
Harburg, Germany
Date of death
ca. 30 June 1947 (aged 34)
Place of death
Orsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 March 1913 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Harburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | ca. 30 June 1947 (aged 34) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Orsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Herta 09 Harburg | |||||||||||||||||
| Rasensport Harburg | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1931 | SV Harburg | ||||||||||||||||
| 1931–1945 | Hamburger SV | 134 | (182[1]) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1934–1937 | Germany | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
World War II
During World War II Noack was called up and served as a corporal in the German Army with anti-aircraft units stationed mainly in Hamburg, Vienna and in Bohemia (Czechoslovakia) where at the end of the war he was captured by Soviet forces. He died in a prisoner of war camp at Rakitianka near Orsk, Russia, on 30 June 1947.[2]