Arthur Mahncke

Arthur Mahncke was a German soccer player.

Career

societies

The middle runner was in the ranks of Union 03 Altona during his career ; from when to when exactly "Ache" - his nickname - played with the Unioners cannot be determined. In any case, it was considered to be the central switching station of the black and whites, who in the first years of the Weimar Republic were one of the most successful clubs from the neighboring cities of Hamburg and Altona , alongside Hamburger SV and Altona 93 ; This was also reflected in the fact that Arthur Mahncke and his team regularly took part in the finals for the North German Championship. There were also numerous international friendlies: In 1922 he was on a tour through Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Austria, and he was also one of the team that defeated Juventus Turin 2-1 in front of their own audience at the Stations of the Cross at Easter 1924 .

Selection team

Mahncke was also in a total of 22 so-called representative games in the North German selection team. His first use took place on May 29, 1919 at 5: 1 over the Brandenburg selection, and already with his second he won the Bundesliga after the 5: 4 final victory over southern Germany . In 1925, against the same opponent, he was able to repeat this title win, this time after a 2-1 victory. He also experienced one of his blackest sporting hours in this competition: In 1922 the north was defeated by the south in the final with 0: 7, and "Ache" also managed this defeat, Andreas Franz with four and "Heiner" Träger with three goals Going it alone, don't prevent it. His last appointment for a competitive game in this circle was on January 16, 1927 at 3-2 over the Central German selection; for the subsequent final in the local municipal stadium , however, he was no longer taken into account.

literature

• Festschrift to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the SC Union from 1903 e. V. self-published, Hamburg 2003
• Bernd Jankowski, Harald Pistorius, Jens Reimer Prüß : Football in the North. 100 years of the North German Football Association. History, chronicle, names, dates, facts, figures. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2005, ISBN 3-89784-270-X .
• Hardy Grüne , Lorenz Knieriem: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 8: Player Lexicon 1890–1963. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2006, ISBN 3-89784-148-7 .