Hans Kalb

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Hans Kalb
Personnel
birthday July 17 or August 3, 1899
place of birth Nuremberg ,  German Empire
date of death April 5, 1945
Place of death Altdorf near Nuremberg ,  German Empire
size 185 cm
position Central midfield
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1917-1933 1. FC Nuremberg 681 (?)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1920-1928 Germany 15 (2)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1935-1936 Germany (assistant coach)
1 Only league games are given.

Hans Kalb (born July 17 or August 3, 1899 in Nuremberg , † April 5, 1945 in Altdorf near Nuremberg ) was a German football player , coach and dentist .

Player career

He played as a middle runner between 1917 and 1933 for the first soccer team of 1. FC Nürnberg . He played a total of 681 games. Kalb scored nine goals in 27 final rounds of the German championship . Between 1920 and 1928 he also came on 15 missions (two goals) for the German national soccer team .

The 1.85 m tall Hans Kalb was considered the “best German footballer of his time” ( Sepp Herberger ). He not only organized the defense of the 1. FC Nürnberg championship teams, but also initiated the club's flat passing game, which was highly praised in the 1920s, thanks to his overview and tactical understanding. His discoverer, the Nuremberg star player and coach Alfréd Schaffer , who brought him out of the 1. FCN youth team in 1917, taught him this in many hours of practice. In addition, he had very good shooting power, which made him dangerous for goals even from a distance. Its outstanding importance for 1. FC Nürnberg was made clear by the well-known slogan “Club without a calf - half” .

The long-time captain of the club and the German national team was not without controversy. His penchant for good food and alcohol led to the fact that over time he became more and more overweight. His tendency to shout loudly on the soccer field or to provoke his opponent with his slogans was also criticized. His lack of restraint earned him many a ban. In 1926, after the derby against SpVgg Fürth, he was banned from gambling for two months because of assault. In 1928, his lack of self-control finally brought him the end of his national team career. At the Olympic soccer tournament he was sent off in the game against eventual tournament winner Uruguay . He had criticized the referee several times, who - also from the point of view of many observers - made his decisions in favor of Uruguay. Germany retired with a 1: 4 defeat. Hans Kalb was blamed for the defeat and banned from the national team forever by the German Football Association . This, however, also because he left early without comment.

The increasing excess weight was already 25 kilograms in 1930. Hans Kalb was able to shine less and less. The editor of Kicker Walther Bensemann commented on his performance in a 3: 6 defeat of 1. FCN against Hertha BSC : “With Kalb a system has fallen, yes, I would like to say, the last hope for years. I fear that the seven fat years will be followed by seven lean ones. "

He wasn't entirely wrong about that. It was not until 1936 that 1. FC Nürnberg became German champions again. However, as coach of 1. FC Nürnberg, Hans Kalb was also involved in this success. In 1933 he ended his career as a player after successfully completing his dental studies in 1932 with a doctorate - the subject of the 15-page dissertation was sebum glands - nevus - and had opened his own practice.

Hans Kalb died on April 5, 1945 as a result of blood poisoning.

successes

5 × German Champion ( 1920 , 1921 , 1924 , 1925 , 1927 )

Honors

In memory of him, the city of Nuremberg named a street in the Dutzendteich district after him on January 23, 1975. The Hans-Kalb-Straße leads to the Max-Morlock-Stadion .

In addition, block 9 in the Max-Morlock-Stadion in Nuremberg was named after him in 2006 when the block was renamed.

On April 19, 2009, the north curve in Nuremberg presented a choreography in honor of Hans Kalb. In addition to a canvas hanging over the upper and lower tier, which shows him in the dress of a football player, thousands of white pieces of paper were held up. In addition, a banner with the text “A tribute to Dr. Hans Kalb - One of the best footballers of his time ”.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.glubberer.de/k/kalb__hans/kalb__hans.html
  2. ^ Matthias Arnhold: Hans Kalb - International Appearances . RSSSF.com . April 16, 2020. Accessed April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Matthias Hunger: Franconian football home. Arete Verlag, Hildesheim 2017, ISBN 978-3-942468-91-6 , here page 132/133.
  4. ↑ http://fcn.de/index.php?id=12195
  5. ↑ http://faszination-nordkurve.de/index.php?option=com_ponygallery&func=watermark&id=3646&orig=1&no_html=1&Itemid=56  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / faszination-nordkurve.de  
personal data
SURNAME Calf, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1899 or August 3, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1945
Place of death Altdorf near Nuremberg