Karl Kreutzberg
Karl Kreutzberg (born February 15, 1912 in Düren , † August 13, 1977 ) was a German handball player .
Kreutzberg was a trained butcher. He started playing handball at Germania Düren and later moved to VfB Aachen. As the third goalkeeper behind Heinz Körvers and Heinrich Keimig , he was Olympic champion with the German national handball team at the Summer Olympics in Berlin in 1936 . Kreutzberg is still called the best goalkeeper in handball today.
In total, Kreutzberg played three international matches in the course of his career. Kreutzberg lived in Düren . In 1953 he was carnival prince in his place of residence.
literature
- Erich Kamper , Bill Mallon : Who's Who of the Olympic Games 1896–1992. Who's Who at the Olympics. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 1992, ISBN 3-928562-47-9 .
Web links
- Karl Kreutzberg in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/karl-kreutzberg-1.html
- ↑ Athletes you don't forget - Dürener Sportasse in words and pictures, Wilfried Sigi Horrmann, Hahne & Schloemer Verlag, 1983, Düren, ISBN 3-927312-61-4
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kreutzberg, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aachen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1977 |