Fritz Laband
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Fritz Laband was a German
footballer
.
He was born in Hindenburg
.
He was part of the West German
team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup
. In total he earned four caps for West Germany. During his club career he played for FC Anker Wismar
, Hamburger SV
and Werder Bremen.
His standard position being that of a right full back, Laband was a thorough-going and powerful player with good long range passing ability. With his international debut coming less than two months before the 1954 FIFA World Cup
, he managed to play in three of Germany's six games at that tournament. For the semi final and the final, coach Sepp Herberger
however decided to move his Hamburg club teammate Josef Posipal
to the right back position.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
.
He was born in Hindenburg
Zabrze
Zabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
.
He was part of the West German
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
. In total he earned four caps for West Germany. During his club career he played for FC Anker Wismar
FC Anker Wismar
FC Anker Wismar is a German association football club based in Wismar, Germany, currently playing in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord.- History :The club's origins date back to 1904 when FC Elite Wismar were established. The following year, the club was renamed to Wismarer FC 1905...
, Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
and Werder Bremen.
His standard position being that of a right full back, Laband was a thorough-going and powerful player with good long range passing ability. With his international debut coming less than two months before the 1954 FIFA World Cup
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
, he managed to play in three of Germany's six games at that tournament. For the semi final and the final, coach Sepp Herberger
Sepp Herberger
Josef "Sepp" Herberger was a German football player and manager...
however decided to move his Hamburg club teammate Josef Posipal
Josef Posipal
Josef "Jupp" Posipal was a Romanian-born German footballer who was part of the 1954 FIFA World Cup winning German squad.Posipal was born to an ethnic German family in Lugoj, and lived much of his life in West Germany...
to the right back position.