Bruno Lehmann

Bruno "Tute" Lehmann (born February 8, 1896 in Forst (Lausitz) , † September 25, 1969 in Bad Nauheim ) was a German football player who won the German football championship twice in 1930 and 1931 as an active member of Hertha BSC .

career

Forst, until 1928

Bruno Lehmann's football career at FC Askania Forst began in Forst, on the west bank of the Neisse . After the First World War , he developed into an outstanding player personality at FC Viktoria Forst . With the blue-whites from Viktoriaplatz, he made it to the finals in the Southeast Regional Association six times from 1920 to 1926 . In the years 1922, 1925 and 1926 Viktoria Forst qualified with "Tute" Lehmann as a Southeast representative for the games of the German soccer championship. Viktoria failed in the first round at Norden-Nordwest Berlin (1922), Schwarz-Weiß Essen (1925) and at SpVgg Fürth in the 1925/26 season. In the southeast, Forst faced competition from Bytom, Breslau, Gleiwitz, Katowice and Liegnitz. "Tute" Lehmann was a type of playmaker who mostly put his stamp on his team's game on the half-left. Despite excellent technique, he was also characterized by a straight and robust game and scored goals with hard shots on goal. He also proved his versatility in the center runner and center forward position. In terms of sport, he crowned his time with Forst when he moved into the final of the Federal Cup on April 29 in Breslau against Northern Germany in the 1927/28 round with the association selection of Southeast Germany after a 3-2 semi-final success in Chemnitz against Central Germany in January 1928 . As head of defense, the 32-year-old was the guarantor of the 2-0 surprise success against the northern representation. As left runner Fritz Langner and on half right Fritz Blaschke supported the efforts of the player personality from Forst.

In order to be able to successfully complete his training as a sports teacher, "Tute" Lehmann moved to Berlin in the summer of 1928 and, while studying at the German University for Physical Education, joined Hertha BSC as a player.

Hertha BSC, 1928 to 1933

In the first season, 1928/29, the man from Forst experienced great success in Berlin. With Hertha he moved in after successes over Prussia Hindenburg , FC Schalke 04 and in the semifinals against 1. FC Nürnberg (in the decider on July 21, 1929, “Tute” scored the winning goal in the 74th minute to make it 3-2 final) the final of the German soccer championship. Against the second top Franconian team, the SpVgg Fürth with Hans Hagen , Ludwig Leinberger and Andreas Franz , the final took place on July 28, 1929 in front of 50,000 spectators in Nuremberg. Fürth prevailed with a 3-2 victory and the Lausitzer had to be content with the runner-up. With the association selection of Brandenburg but he had already won the federal cup on April 28, 1929 in Berlin with a 4-1 victory over northern Germany. On the half-left he contributed two hits. With Paul Gehlhaar , Willi Völker , Ernst Müller , Hans Ruch and Johannes Sobeck , there were five other Hertha teammates in the Brandenburg team. Lehmann played a total of 16 games in the Bundesliga from 1919 to 1932, scoring six goals.

In his second season, "Tute" Lehmann - the veteran was already 34 years old - scored 27 goals in twelve games and qualified again with Hertha for the final round of the German championship, with a 5-4 win on June 22, 1930 in Dusseldorf against Holstein Kiel as German champion could be completed. In the final he scored two goals. The Berlin attack with Hans Ruch, Johannes Sobeck, Lehmann, Willi Kirsei and Hermann Hahn scored one goal more than the Kiel international Johannes Ludewig, Werner Widmayer and Franz Esser . Hertha BSC successfully defended their title in 1931 with the identical attack of the previous year with the 3-2 victory on June 14, 1931 in Cologne against TSV 1860 Munich . In the Müngersdorfer Stadium, the "lions" around Alfred Riemke , Josef Wendl , Alois Pledl and Ludwig Lachner fought to the best of their ability, but Hertha, who had already eliminated the strong Fürth and Hamburger SV, deservedly prevailed in the end. “Tute” Lehmann played 15 finals between 1922 and 1931 and scored ten goals.

After the round of 1932/33, the 37-year-old Lehmann ended his engagement with Hertha BSC and let his career end with Wacker 04 Berlin .

Trainer

The sports teacher remained in football as a coach and took on the role of Gausport teacher in East Prussia . During the Second World War he was in charge of Prussia Samland and Lawn Sports / Prussia Königsberg. After the end of the war he worked in West Germany at Cronenberger SC , Marathon Remscheid and TuRU Düsseldorf .

Lehmann died on August 6, 1969 of complications from a stroke .

literature

• Hardy Grüne , Lorenz Knieriem: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 8: Player Lexicon 1890–1963. AGON-Sportverlag, Kassel 2006, ISBN 3-89784-148-7 .
• Hardy Greens: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 7: Club Lexicon . AGON-Sportverlag, Kassel 2001, ISBN 3-89784-147-9 .
• Hardy Greens: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 1: From the Crown Prince to the Bundesliga. 1890 to 1963. German championship, Gauliga, Oberliga. Numbers, pictures, stories. AGON-Sportverlag, Kassel 1996, ISBN 3-928562-85-1 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary in Ostpreußenblatt dated February 7, 1970, p. 14