Willi Wigold (10 December 1909 – 28 November 1944) was a German footballer who played as a forward for Fortuna Düsseldorf and the Germany national team.[1][2] He joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1930 and was part of the team that won the 1933 German football championship. He played four matches for Germany between 1932 and 1934.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 1944 (aged 34) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | |||
| International career | |||
| 1932–1934 | Germany | 4 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wigold was a corporal in the German army in World War II and died at Lake Ilmen during the Russian campaign. The exact date of his death is disputed, with some sources listing 12 August 1943.[3] The German war graves commission states he died in a military hospital on 28 November 1944 and was buried at Lodz Doly in Poland.[4]
References
edit- ^ Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. August 2010. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-3-7679-0914-4. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Willi Wigold". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Zum 100. Geburtstag von Willi Wigold". www.f95.de (in German). Fortuna Dusseldorf. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Willi Wigold". Volksbund. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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