Erich Rafael

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E. Rafael

Erich Rafael , called Der "Elch" (born February 8, 1928 in Eichensee in the Lyck district ( East Prussia ); † March 13, 2010 in Uetersen ) was a German soccer player who played in the Hamburg Oberliga and was part of the German team at the 1956 Summer Olympics .

Life

He was born in Eichensee in 1928 and spent his childhood there. After the outbreak of World War II , he was injured in the war and taken a hospital ship across the Baltic Sea to Denmark and from there to Uetersen. From 1945 onwards, Rafael played at TSV Uetersen as a center forward and was deployed as head of defense . With him the club celebrated the greatest successes in football and in 1950 became champion of the third-class Hamburg Germania relay and rose to the second highest division in Germany, the Hamburg amateur league, whose championship title was won in 1956/57. In 1956 Rafael was appointed to the German Olympic squad. Erich Rafael played for TSV Uetersen among others Aneby (Sweden) (1953), Hertha BSC (1956), with the rise of games in 1962 to the Oberliga Nord against SC Alstertal-Langenhorn , Heider SV and SV Arminia Hannover , before over 23,000 fans. 1963 against Hamburger SV . As a player in the league, Rafael was used in 688 games and scored 272 goals.

His trademark was a leather briefcase in which he carried his sports gear to training and games.

After his career as a player in the league he moved to the second men, then to the old men and finally to the seniors. With the senior team, Erich Rafael was relay champion from 1986 to 1990 and the Hamburg cup winner in 1990. In 1995 he was honored by the former senior league of HSV Hamburg with many former Bundesliga stars in Uetersen in honor of "50 years of footballer Erich Rafael". At the age of over 70 he still played in the senior senior team of TSV Uetersen.

Literature and Sources

  • Ernst Brütt, Gehard Scharfenstein: Sport in Uetersen , Uetersen: Verlag CDC Heydorn, 1997
  • TSV Uetersen: 100 years TSV Uetersen, 1998–1998 (Sport creates friendships) (1998)
  • Uetersener Nachrichten of May 7, 1962: Becker shot TSV in the promotion round / Rafael dormant pole in defense
  • Bild Zeitung of May 9, 1962: In front of the goal of the Oberliga - SC Victoria and TSV Uetersen represent Hamburg
  • Uetersener Nachrichten of May 14, 1962: A bang in the promotion round by TSV Uetersen - Favorite Heider SV in the rose stage 2: 1 beaten / Rafael outstanding player on the field
  • Uetersener Nachrichten of June 4, 1962: Heider SV also beaten in the second leg
  • Hamburger Abendblatt dated November 25, 1963: Rafael defensive column - TSV Uetersen - HSV 1: 1
  • Uetersener Nachrichten of March 19, 2010: Obituary: Farewell to Erich "Elch" Rafael
  • Sports microphone from April 28, 2014: http://www.sportmikrofon.de/artikel/rafael-vernascht-die-alte-dame/
personal data
SURNAME Rafael, Erich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moose
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Eichensee (East Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 2010
Place of death Uetersen