Fritz Becker

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Fritz Becker (born 13 September 1888, died 22 February 1963) was a German professional footballer.

He played for FC Germania 1894 Frankfurt before moving to FC Frankfurter Kickers (later to be known as Eintracht Frankfurt). He played for the Frankfurt club from 1904 to 1921[1].

Becker represented Germany in their first international match against Switzerland, a friendly played on April 5, 1908 in which he scored the first ever goal for Germany. Despite scoring twice for his country, Becker ended up on the losing side with Germany going down 5-3[2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Eintracht Frankfurt history (English). Retrieved on 25 January, 2007.
  2. ^ German national team record 1908 (German). Retrieved on 25 January, 2007.
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NAME Fritz Becker
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SHORT DESCRIPTION German footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 13 September 1888
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DATE OF DEATH 22 February 1963
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