Hans Jakob (footballer)
Hans Jakob| Personal information |
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| Date of birth |
(1908-06-16)16 June 1908 |
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| Place of birth |
Munich, Germany |
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| Date of death |
24 March 1994(1994-03-24) (aged 85) |
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| Place of death |
Germany |
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| Playing position |
Goalkeeper |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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| 1926–1942 |
SSV Jahn Regensburg |
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| 1942–1946 |
Bayern Munich |
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| 1946–1949 |
1. FC Lichtenfels |
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| National team |
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| 1930–1939 |
Germany |
38 |
(0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)
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Hans Jakob (June 16, 1908 – March 24, 1994) was a German football player. He was born in Munich.
He played over 1000 games as goalkeeper for SSV Jahn Regensburg, and also for FC Bayern Munich from 1942 to 1945.[1] He earned 38 caps for the Germany national football team, and was part of two World Cups teams in 1934 and 1938, but played in only one game, the third-place playoff in 1934. Jakob was a member of the famous "Breslau Elf" that defeated Denmark 8–0 in 1937. In his 38 international games,[2] Jakob kept eleven clean-sheets and while he was in goal, Germany were only defeated eight times.
'Jakl' Jakob was an all-round athlete who managed considerable results in track-and-field, winning the Bavarian hurdles race championships repeatedly, which led a decathlon promoter to almost persuade him to pursue a decathlon career.[3] Jakob became Germany’s number one goal keeper after the 1934 World Cup, replacing Willibald Kress, who had fallen out of favour with Reich coach Otto Nerz after a momentous blunder by Kress in the semi final had arguably cost Germany a place in the final. He died in Regensburg.
In his 1978 book Fussball, Helmut Schön characterised Jakob as follows:
"Thanks to his size and physical impact he was especially adept in catching high crosses and usually prevailed in turmoils inside the goal mouth."
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