Hans Uebelein

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Hans Uebelein (March 2, 1914 - December 23, 1971 ) was a German football player.

Career

Hans Uebelein, often referred to as "Uebelein I" in the statistics to distinguish it from his two years younger brother Julius , joined 1. FC Nürnberg in 1934 at the age of 20. In the first years of his career he played in midfield, later he was usually called up as a defender.

Uebelein won his first title in his second year with the club. On December 8, 1935, he was a right midfielder in the first-ever final of the German Football Cup ( Tschammerpokal ), which Nuremberg won 2-0 over FC Schalke 04. The magazine “Fußball-Woche” described him as a “right wing runner who, although only medium-sized and lightly built, was splendidly combative and an expert at it.” Half a year later, on June 21, 1936, 1. FC Nürnberg was again in trouble right midfield in the final of the German soccer championship. This time, after extra time, the Franks won 2-1 over Fortuna Düsseldorf. Also in 1937 the Nuremberg came again in the final of the German championship, Uebelein played again on the right side of midfield, but the game was lost against Schalke 2-0. In the 1939/40 cup season, 1. FC Nuremberg was in the final for the Tschammer Cup for the second time on April 28, 1940 and again won the field. Uebelein played as a left defender in the 2-0 win over SV Waldhof Mannheim. Also in the cup competition in 1940 the club reached the final again, but this time it was lost after extra time with 1: 2 against Dresdner SC. In this game too, Uebelein played in the position of left defender, although at that time he was already fighting as a soldier on the Western Front. He was given short notice for the game to replace Georg Kennemann , who was sick .

Already in his first Nuremberg years, Uebelein came into the field of vision of the Reich trainer Otto Nerz . However, this displeased Uebelein's casual way of life, and from 1937 onwards, Uebelein's military service became an obstacle, so that it was only enough for an invitation to the international match against Hungary in 1938, in which Uebelein was not called up.

After Uebelein had also played for the Burgstern Noris military team during the war, he continued his career at 1. FC Nürnberg after the Second World War. In the first post-war championship, the Nuremberg team were able to build on their successful past and made it into the final for the ninth time. On August 8, 1948, the opponent was 1. FC Kaiserslautern, who were defeated 2-1. Although already 34 years old, Uebelein was again in the ranks of 1. FC Nürnberg and played as a right defender. With an unfortunate own goal he ensured the only meeting of the Lauterer after a safe 2-0 lead. Nonetheless, Sepp Herberger judged after the game: “Uebelein is an excellent man in the fight for the ball. But he is not suited to splashing out on the winger - as the defender's modern game demands. In close combat, his left wing had nothing to order. He is still a master at this today. "

At the end of the 1950/51 season, Uebelein ended his football career in which he had played 487 games for the club within 18 years. In the league years from 1945 to 1951 alone, Uebelein completed 122 championship games in which he scored two goals as a defensive player. After his time as a soccer player, Uebelein ran a tote shop in Nuremberg and also worked as a coach. A block of spectators in the Nuremberg stadium is named after Hans Uebelein.

Hans Uebelein died on December 23, 1971.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christoph Bausenwein, Harald Kaiser, Bernd Siegler: Legends - The best club players of all time , ISBN 978-3-89533-722-2
personal data
SURNAME Uebelein, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1914
DATE OF DEATH 23rd December 1971