Peco Bauwens
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Dr Peter Joseph Bauwens (December 24, 1886 – November 24, 1963) was a German international football (soccer)
player, referee and controversial administrator with the German Football Association
(DFB). In total he was associated with the national game in that country from 1904 until 1962.
, Bauwens had only got into football as a result of a childhood accident; his mother having been encouraged to push him into the sport by a doctor. The suggestion worked, Bauwens leg (which had been threatened with amputation) was saved and the young player even went as far as turning out for the German national side in a 3-0 reverse to Belgium
in May, 1910. However, it was hardly auspicious, being substituted in the second half with the hosts already two goals down. Bauwens had been a member of the Cologne club from 1904. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://dfb.de/dfb-info/eigenprofil/geschichte/bauwens.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDr%2BPeco%2BBauwens%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D.
on April 7, 1914 but there are questions as to whether this was a genuinely acquired title. He was instrumental in assisting in the Post-War development of German football as a result of a role he assumed with the German-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.zeit.de/2006/12/A-Bauwens%3Fpage%3Dall&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDr%2BPeco%2BBauwens%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRNWE,RNWE:2006-06,RNWE:en%26sa%3DN At this time Bauwens decided upon becoming a referee. Bauwens became involved in a wide range of representative matches, and matches of national significance. He took charge of a Brazilian selection against Frankfurt-en-Main in which he awarded a penalty to the guest side only to be kissed by Baltazar the Brazilian player. He was also referee during the 1922 German Cup Final in which SV Hamburg and 1. FC Nuremberg played out two lengthy draws only for the second game to be abandoned when Nuremberg were reduced to six outfield players and a goalkeeper. The DFB awarded the title to Hamburg.
between England
and Spain
(in which Ricardo Zamora
conceded seven goals), both games on England
's 1933 European tour and the 1936 Summer Olympics
Gold medal match at the Olympia Stadion
, in Berlin
between Italy
and Austria
in front of 90,000. Bauwens was also the referee during the Italy
v England
match on May 14, 1939 in Milan
where Silvio Piola
punched the ball into England
's goal. The Italian Crown Prince was discouraged by Stanley Rous
, as he then was, from stopping play to explain to Bauwens what had happened. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/reader/1844426793?keywords=Dr%20Bauwens%2C%20referee&p=S01Y&checkSum=3ItgUkLxmIF5NQY9%252BxvUR%252FAHsrMvAj%252BE3iQ1RP5KK%252Fs%253D He served on the Executive Committee of FIFA
between 1932 and 1942 http://access.fifa.com/infoplus/IP-100_07E_alltimeExCo.pdf and became the fifth President of the DFB in 1950, an office he held until his death, a year before the setting up of the Bundesliga in 1962; his position as President being taken on by Dr Hermann Gosmann.
final, after what were perceived to have been nationalistic comments he made to the national team at the Löwenbräukeller
beer hall in Munich
following their victory in Berne
. He said that 'the Gods in Heaven had marched side by side with the team', precipitating a critical response across mainland Europe. http://www.agf.org.uk/pubs/pdfs/1514web.pdf. Der Spiegel, the news magazine reported: "During the victory party with he championship team Dr. Peco Bauwens, president of the DFB-German Soccer Association, conjured the old Germanic god of thunder, with a 'wild swell of Teutonic phrases.' He also condemned the envy of the romance (welsch) peoples and confirmed to the players that they had carried 'the flag in their hearts'" (113). http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC35folder/MariaVonBraunTrilogy.html
His coffin was accompanied by ex-national players Toni Turek
, Fritz Walter
, Werner Liebrich
and Horst Eckel
.
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...
player, referee and controversial administrator with the German Football Association
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
(DFB). In total he was associated with the national game in that country from 1904 until 1962.
Early career
Born in CologneCologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Bauwens had only got into football as a result of a childhood accident; his mother having been encouraged to push him into the sport by a doctor. The suggestion worked, Bauwens leg (which had been threatened with amputation) was saved and the young player even went as far as turning out for the German national side in a 3-0 reverse to Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
in May, 1910. However, it was hardly auspicious, being substituted in the second half with the hosts already two goals down. Bauwens had been a member of the Cologne club from 1904. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://dfb.de/dfb-info/eigenprofil/geschichte/bauwens.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDr%2BPeco%2BBauwens%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D.
Refereeing
A member of the upper middle class, Bauwens reputedly attained his doctorate in Law in LeipzigLeipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
on April 7, 1914 but there are questions as to whether this was a genuinely acquired title. He was instrumental in assisting in the Post-War development of German football as a result of a role he assumed with the German-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.zeit.de/2006/12/A-Bauwens%3Fpage%3Dall&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDr%2BPeco%2BBauwens%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRNWE,RNWE:2006-06,RNWE:en%26sa%3DN At this time Bauwens decided upon becoming a referee. Bauwens became involved in a wide range of representative matches, and matches of national significance. He took charge of a Brazilian selection against Frankfurt-en-Main in which he awarded a penalty to the guest side only to be kissed by Baltazar the Brazilian player. He was also referee during the 1922 German Cup Final in which SV Hamburg and 1. FC Nuremberg played out two lengthy draws only for the second game to be abandoned when Nuremberg were reduced to six outfield players and a goalkeeper. The DFB awarded the title to Hamburg.
Political Situation
Professionally, he worked within the construction industry (and for a company that had dealings with the Third Reich and which, later, allegedly, operated a forced labour camp during the Second World War). His marriage to Elizabeth Gidion, a lady from a Jewish family in Cologne, in 1920 (having two children with her) got him into trouble with the authorities; his company being banned from affiliation with the National Socialist Factory Organisation (NSDAP) in May 1933 a year after he had applied to join. The marriage suffered on account of the deteriorating political situation in Germany in the 1930s, and because of Bauwens entering into extramarital affairs (from which one daughter was conceived). Mrs Bauwens committed suicide on April 16, 1940. http://66.249.93.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.fussball-maniac.de/wiwimod%2Bindex.page%2BPeco-Bauwens.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDr%2BPeco%2BBauwens%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DRNWE,RNWE:2006-06,RNWE:enInternational Referee
In total he was the referee in 82 international matches, including the famous 1931 international at HighburyHighbury
- Early Highbury :The area now known as Islington was part of the larger manor of Tolentone, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Tolentone was owned by Ranulf brother of Ilger and included all the areas north and east of Canonbury and Holloway Road. The manor house was situated by what is now...
between England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
(in which Ricardo Zamora
Ricardo Zamora
Ricard Zamora i Martínez was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for both the Catalan XI and Spain...
conceded seven goals), both games on England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's 1933 European tour and the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
Gold medal match at the Olympia Stadion
Olympic Stadium (Berlin)
The Olympiastadion is a sports stadium in Berlin, Germany. There have been two stadiums on the site: the present facility, and one that is called the Deutsches Stadion which was built for the aborted 1916 Summer Olympics. Both were designed by members of the same family, the first by Otto March...
, in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
between Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in front of 90,000. Bauwens was also the referee during the Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
v England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
match on May 14, 1939 in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
where Silvio Piola
Silvio Piola
Silvio Piola was an Italian footballer from Robbio Lomellina, province of Pavia. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set. Piola won the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final.Piola is third in the all-time...
punched the ball into England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's goal. The Italian Crown Prince was discouraged by Stanley Rous
Stanley Rous
Sir Stanley Ford Rous, CBE was the 6th President of FIFA, serving from 1961 to 1974. He also served as secretary of the Football Association from 1934 to 1962 and was an international referee.-Early Life:...
, as he then was, from stopping play to explain to Bauwens what had happened. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/reader/1844426793?keywords=Dr%20Bauwens%2C%20referee&p=S01Y&checkSum=3ItgUkLxmIF5NQY9%252BxvUR%252FAHsrMvAj%252BE3iQ1RP5KK%252Fs%253D He served on the Executive Committee of FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
between 1932 and 1942 http://access.fifa.com/infoplus/IP-100_07E_alltimeExCo.pdf and became the fifth President of the DFB in 1950, an office he held until his death, a year before the setting up of the Bundesliga in 1962; his position as President being taken on by Dr Hermann Gosmann.
1954 World Cup Final
He was outspoken on occasion, being responsible for the break in transmission of the radio broadcast following the 1954 FIFA World Cup1954 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...
final, after what were perceived to have been nationalistic comments he made to the national team at the Löwenbräukeller
Löwenbräukeller
Löwenbräukeller is located in Maxvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria, Germany....
beer hall in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
following their victory in Berne
Berne
The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000...
. He said that 'the Gods in Heaven had marched side by side with the team', precipitating a critical response across mainland Europe. http://www.agf.org.uk/pubs/pdfs/1514web.pdf. Der Spiegel, the news magazine reported: "During the victory party with he championship team Dr. Peco Bauwens, president of the DFB-German Soccer Association, conjured the old Germanic god of thunder, with a 'wild swell of Teutonic phrases.' He also condemned the envy of the romance (welsch) peoples and confirmed to the players that they had carried 'the flag in their hearts'" (113). http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC35folder/MariaVonBraunTrilogy.html
His coffin was accompanied by ex-national players Toni Turek
Toni Turek
Toni Turek, real name Anton Turek, was a German football goalkeeper.-Biography:Turek was born in Duisburg....
, Fritz Walter
Fritz Walter
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter was a German footballer. In his time with the German national team, he won 61 caps and scored 33 goals.-Early club career:...
, Werner Liebrich
Werner Liebrich
Werner Liebrich was a German footballer who played in the centre back position. He is notable for his role in West Germany's triumph in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, and spending his entire playing career of almost twenty years with hometown club Kaiserslautern, with whom he also briefly coached.-Early...
and Horst Eckel
Horst Eckel
Horst Eckel is a former German footballer.In the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Eckel became the first substitute in the history of football. He was part of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 32 caps. During...
.