Nicolas Birtz

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Nicolas Birtz
Personnel
birthday March 17, 1922
place of birth Luxembourg
date of death March 22, 2006
position midfield
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
Stade Dudelange
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1948 Luxembourg 1 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Nicolas Birtz (born March 17, 1922 in Luxembourg - † March 22, 2006 ) was a Luxembourgish football player , politician and resistance fighter.

Career as a football player

Birtz's home club was Stade Dudelange. With this he moved into the final round of the German championship 1941/42 . There he was used in the qualifying round, but was eliminated from the eventual champions FC Schalke 04 .

On July 18, 1948, he was substituted on in the friendly match between the Luxembourg national football team and the French amateur national team (1: 4) in the second half. It was his only use in the national team.

In 1991, Birtz was instrumental in the merger of the Dudelange associations Alliance Dudelange , Stade Dudelange and US Dudelange to form F91 Dudelange , of which he was appointed honorary president.

Resistance during the German occupation of Luxembourg

During the time of the German occupation of Luxembourg , Birtz was a member of the Alweraje resistance group . From August 1942 to May 8, 1945 he was imprisoned in the SS special camp in Hinzert and in the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp .

Political career

In 1951 Birtz joined the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party . From May 21, 1973 to December 24, 1984 he was mayor of Dudelange. On February 14, 1985 Nicolas Birtz was appointed honorary mayor there.

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supporting documents

  1. ↑ eu-football.info: Nicolas Birtz , accessed on December 7, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Birtz, Nicolas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Luxembourg soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Luxembourg
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 2006