Albert Freyermuth

Albert Freyermuth (born February 1, 1904 in Strasbourg ; † July 20, 1971 ) was a French football player who played for Racing Strasbourg throughout his career .

Career

Freyermuth came from the Strasbourg district of Neudorf and spent his childhood in the capital of Alsace, which at that time was still part of the German Empire . Already in the years of the First World War, the youngster worked for the local soccer club FC Neudorf, which was re-established after the end of the war in 1918 and a little later renamed Racing Strasbourg (German Racing Strasbourg ). The background was that Alsace fell back to France in 1918. In February 1919, the first student team was formed, in which the then 15-year-old young player immediately became the undisputed leader. In 1921, at the age of 17 , the striker made the leap into the first team, which was then led by former Swiss international Charles Wyss . A championship round in France did not exist at that time, but at the regional level Racing Strasbourg played a major role and was able to become Alsatian champions in the seasons 1922/23 and 1923/24. He completed his military service in the mid-1920s with the 158th Infantry Regiment in Strasbourg and was able to win the French military championship in football twice in this context. It also enabled him to introduce several talented teammates from military football to the Racing club team.

On December 6, 1925, Strasbourg met the multiple national cup winner Red Star AC in Saint-Ouen near Paris as part of the national cup competition and was able to draw attention to itself with a 2-1 success. This even got Freyermuth and his teammates on the front page of the Miroir des Sports three days later . Ultimately, the team was eliminated in the round of 16 against Stade Français Paris . In the following years Freyermuth grew into the role of the captain and the playmaker of the Alsatians. When Division 1 was introduced as a national professional league in 1932 , Strasbourg was not one of the 20 founding clubs - even though it had previously qualified for the national cup competition a few times. Nevertheless, on January 1, 1933, the club was able to host a friendly match against the then European top team FK Austria Wien in front of a home crowd , which for Freyermuth also represented his 500th appearance in the racing jersey.

Also in 1933 a second professional league was introduced below Division 1 with Division 2 . Strasbourg was accepted into this league and counted in the two-track competition to the north relay. On September 3, 1933, Freyermuth reached his professional debut in the opening game against the US Saint-Servan from Saint-Malo , which ended with a 1: 5 defeat. In the course of the season, the team increased significantly and was thus allowed to participate in the promotion relegation to the first division in 1934. In the decisive 3-1 win against Alsatian rivals FC Mulhouse , the striker scored two important goals himself. After advancing to the top French league, the now 30-year-old largely withdrew from the professional team and assumed amateur status, but remained available for missions. Thus he reached his first division debut on September 9, 1934 in a 2-1 win against the Excelsior AC Roubaix and played two more games in Division 1 over the course of the season before finally ending his career in 1935. In total, he had played almost 800 competitive and friendly matches for Racing Strasbourg. He then continued to work for the club, in particular as a coach for the reserve team. Freyermuth died in 1971 at the age of 67.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Legend: Albert Freyermuth , racingstub.com
2. ↑ Albert Freyermuth , racingstub.com