Walter Gamerdinger

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Walter Gamerdinger was a German soccer goalkeeper . Although in the years around the First World War he was one of “the best representatives of his subject in Northern Germany”, little is known about his biography.

At Union 03 Altona

Gamerdinger, who previously guarded the goal at Germania 1887 Hamburg , has played for Union 03 Altona in the top league at the time since 1913 - with the exception of the 1913/14 season, this was the A-class (or first class) from the Hamburg-Altonaer Football Association , the regional association for the neighboring cities of Hamburg and Altona . In 1913/14 there was even a North German League, but only finished ninth and penultimate place in the Union. It was not enough for a title for the "Kreuzweg-Elf" and their goalkeeper in any of these years. For this he was appointed to the North German selection for the first time on February 8, 1914, with which he won the Crown Prince's Cup after a 3: 2 over Brandenburg and, 14 days later, the 2: 1 over Central Germany . After the outbreak of the World War, this competition was suspended until the NFV selection in 1916/17 was able to win this title again - and their goalkeeper Walter Gamerdinger had to play in the three games against West Germany (7-0 on October 8, 1916), Brandenburg (4: 0 on November 12, 1916) and southern Germany (2: 1 on April 8, 1917) only once behind them. It is not known whether he had to serve as a soldier between 1914 and 1918; in any case, he was not considered in the 1917/18 cup competition. In total, Gamerdinger was in eleven representative games in the north German goal.

An expensive change of club

In 1919 he moved to local rivals Altona 93 , who briefly called themselves VfL Altona due to a merger . If Walter Gamerdinger had hoped for a career leap from this move to the somewhat older and somewhat more successful neighbor from Bahrenfeld , this expectation was bitterly disappointed: the association immediately banned him for three years. What exactly was the cause of this draconian punishment can only be guessed, because it is only hinted at in the literature. According to a contemporary press article, he “behaved ugly towards his old club” during this “change of club with a dubious background”, while another author only mentioned his “long disqualification, which was repealed by a petition for clemency” and the Union Festschrift completely ignored the process . However, it stands to reason that the 93s gamer things, who were often not very poor due to the five-digit audience numbers, made the change with material offers or the promise of a permanent job palatable; Such violations of the principle of “pure amateurism ” were regularly punished relentlessly by the DFB and the regional associations.

At Altona 93

Shortly before Christmas 1920, Walter Gamerdinger was pardoned early and stood in goal for the " Jäger -Elf" in a friendly game that was lost 3-1 against Bayern Munich . The long break does not seem to have been beneficial for his playing strength, because he repeatedly made "poor performances and mistakes" in the first few months, for example in the 2-2 win against the Stuttgarter Kickers or the 0-1 against B 93 Copenhagen . In the numerous national and international matches that the Altona fought until the summer of 1921, he conceded a number of hits in a strong team - including in front of his own audience in the 3: 4 against Malmö FF and away at the Dortmund SC 95 (5: 4 victory ) and Ajax Amsterdam (0: 3). In other games like the 6: 2 at Cologne BC , the 5: 1 at Union 80 Düsseldorf and the 2: 1 over the Vienna AC , however, he cut a good figure. Despite these fluctuations, he was in the 1921/22 season under the Scottish coach Willie Barr the undisputed regular goalkeeper of the black-white-red. In the championship, however, it was only enough for second place in the Elbe League behind Eimsbütteler TV ; The two games against Gamerdinger's previous club Union Altona (1: 1 and 0: 2) were decisive for the two-point deficit. In this season, too, the championship games were almost a minor matter for the Bahrenfelder: in various friendly games, for which the clubs often "collect 20,000 to 50,000 marks" in the inflationary years - and that in hard currency  - the goalkeeper showed his class and contributed significantly to theirs Successes against strong opponents, for example in the new, own stadium on the occasion of the opening game on October 30, 1921 in front of 16,000 spectators against Hamburger SV (1: 1), in 3: 2 against Duisburger SpV and 8: 3 over SV Waldhof , and also away (5: 1 at Duisburger SV, 1: 0 at Duisburg 08 , even 6: 0 at FC Basel ).

Nevertheless, Walter Gamerdinger left the club after three years - of which he was only allowed to play 18 months. The reason for this is not known; possibly the commitment of the north selection and later national goalkeeper Hans Wentorf by Altona 93 tipped the balance. Nor can it be said whether and where Gamerdinger was still playing football from the summer of 1922 and what became of him. In 1930, however, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the NSV, he was once again in the gate of a team of old representatives.

literature

  • Norbert Carsten: Altona 93 . 111 league years in ups and downs . The workshop, Göttingen 2003, ISBN 3-89533-437-5 .
  • Festschrift to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the SC Union from 1903 e. V. self-published, Hamburg 2003.
  • Bernd Jankowski, Harald Pistorius, Jens Reimer Prüß: Football in the North. 100 years of the North German Football Association. History, chronicle, names, dates, facts, figures. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2005, ISBN 3-89784-270-X .
  • Lorenz Knieriem, Hardy Grüne : Player Lexicon 1890 - 1963 . In: Encyclopedia of German League Football . tape 8 . AGON, Kassel 2006, ISBN 3-89784-148-7 .
  • Andreas Meyer, Volker Stahl, Uwe Wetzner: Football Lexicon Hamburg . Die Werkstatt , Göttingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-89533-477-1 (396 pages).

credentials

  1. ↑ Lorenz Knieriem, Hardy Grüne : Spiellexikon 1890 - 1963 . In: Encyclopedia of German League Football . tape 8 . AGON, Kassel 2006, ISBN 3-89784-148-7 , p. 99 . However, it is surprising that the authors do not even know Gamerdinger's first name and his station Union 03 Altona
  2. ↑ so with Bernd Jankowski, Harald Pistorius, Jens Reimer Prüß : Football in the north . 100 years of the North German Football Association. History, chronicle, names, dates, facts, figures. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2005, ISBN 3-89784-270-X , p. 228 .
  3. ^ Andreas Meyer, Volker Stahl, Uwe Wetzner: Football Lexicon Hamburg . Die Werkstatt , Göttingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-89533-477-1 , p. 311 (396 pages). Seen on a team photo from this year. See also the announcements of the Sport-Club Germania from January 1914, page 3 (annual review): "Our first gatekeeper Gamerdinger left, who in any case hoped to find an even better field of his activity in the now league team Union."
  4. ↑ a b Jankowski, Pistorius, Prüß: Football in the North . 100 years of the North German Football Association. History, chronicle, names, dates, facts, figures. 2005, p. 355 .
  5. ↑ Jankowski, Pistorius, Prüß: Football in the North . 100 years of the North German Football Association. History, chronicle, names, dates, facts, figures. 2005, p. 372 f .
  6. ↑ Jankowski, Pistorius, Prüß: Football in the North . 100 years of the North German Football Association. History, chronicle, names, dates, facts, figures. 2005, p. 48 (put this clearly in the context of prohibited payments to players).
  7. ↑ Jankowski, Pistorius, Prüß: Football in the North . 100 years of the North German Football Association. History, chronicle, names, dates, facts, figures. 2005, p. 228 .
  8. ↑ a b Norbert Carsten: Altona 93 . 111 league years in ups and downs . Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2003, ISBN 3-89533-437-5 , p. 74 .
  9. ↑ Festschrift for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the SC Union from 1903 e. V. self-published, Hamburg 2003.
  10. ↑ see, for example, the articles on Sepp Herberger , Willibald Kreß and Schalke 04
  11. ^ Carsten: Altona 93 . 111 league years in ups and downs . Göttingen 2003, p. 73 f .
  12. ↑ a b Carsten: Altona 93 . 111 league years in ups and downs . Göttingen 2003, p. 79-82 .
  13. ↑ In 1921, the magazine “ Fußball ” explicitly mentions Altona 93 as one of the clubs that benefited from it; quoted at Erik Eggers: Football in the Weimar Republic . AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2001, ISBN 3-89784-174-6 , p. 159 .
  14. ^ Carsten: Altona 93 . 111 league years in ups and downs . Göttingen 2003, p. 84 .
  15. ^ Hamburger Anzeiger of September 1, 1930, page 9
personal data
SURNAME Gamerdinger, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soccer goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century
DATE OF DEATH 20th century