Willi Arlt
German footballer
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Willi Martin Arlt (27 October 1919 – 27 July 1947) was a German international footballer.[1]
Full name
Willi Martin Arlt
Date of birth
27 October 1919
Place of birth
Bobersen, Saxony, Germany
Date of death
27 July 1947 (aged 27)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willi Martin Arlt | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobersen, Saxony, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 27 July 1947 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Karachev, Soviet Union | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1942 | Riesaer SV | ||
| International career | |||
| 1939–1942 | Germany | 11 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
In eleven international friendly matches the Riesa forward scored two goals before and during the Second World War.[2]
Personal life
Arlt served as an Unteroffizier (sergeant) in the German Army during the war. Captured by Soviet forces, he died in a prisoner of war camp in Karachev, Russia on 27 July 1947.[3]
