Albin Kitzinger

Albin Kitzinger ( born 1 February 1912 in Schweinfurt, † August 6, 1970 ) was a German football player.

Career

1 FC Schweinfurt 05, 1924-1950

As a 12 -year-old student Albin Kitzinger began in the youth department of the Green-Whites of Schweinfurt 05 with the game of football at the club. His entire career he remained true to the Lower Franconia. The 1.68 m wide and very wiry young players advanced with 18 years in the first team the 05ers. Already in the Round in 1930/31 he was actively involved in the rise in the district of Bavaria Group Northern Bavaria. By the fourth and third places in the Round in 1931/32 1932/33, the association of Albin Kitzinger came from the round 1933/34, in the newly introduced Gauliga Bavaria. Also in the Cup finals, the increased power of the Franks was noticeable. In the South German Cup in 1933 they moved into the final against VfB Stuttgart and 1936 was only the semi-final terminus for the " Green-Whites ". The Schweinfurt developed continuously benefited from the individual playful class Albin Kitzinger and Andreas copper, and celebrated in the Round 1938/39, the first time the championship in the Gauliga Bavaria and coated with, in the final round of the German football championship one. The Dresdner SC sat down in 1939 with the better goal against the team from Lower Franconia through. 1942 celebrated the 05ers the second championship against SpVgg Fürth, the TSV 1860 Munich and 1.FC Nuremberg. After the Second World War, the senior tied up until the year 1950, the football boots for Schweinfurt 05 in the Oberliga Süd. In the big leagues, he completed 157 games with four goals. A total of 826 games in Schweinfurt 05 are listed for him.

Reichsbund Cup, 1936-1941

In Association Cup Kitzinger drew with Bayern in the round 1938/39, after wins against Hesse, Lower Saxony and the Rhine in the finals. On 5 March 1939, the favorite Bayern surprisingly lost with 1:2 goals in Dresden against alleged by Captain Fritz Langner team from Silesia.

German national football team, 1935-1942

Empire coach Otto Mink summoned the Schweinfurt external rotor for the first time international game on 25 August 1935 in Erfurt against Romania in the national team. 's 4-2 victory, the debutant Heinz Werner, Fritz Deike and Albin Kitzinger formed the rotor row. For the two players it was at this game in the Länderelf, for the dynamic and equipped with great game overview 05er contrast, it was the start of an outstanding international career. But disappointments and defeats were also included. For the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin Kitzinger was not nominated. For the first time on April 25, 1937 were the team mate copper and Kitzinger together playing in Hannover against Belgium in the national team. They formed with Ludwig Goldbrunner the runners in a 1-0 series victory.

With the 8-0 victory on May 16, 1937 in Breslau against Denmark these runners series also dealt with in the football history as Breslau - Elf. It was the 13th international game of Albin Kitzinger. At the World Cup group match on June 4, 1938 in Paris against Switzerland, it ended 1-1 after extra time, was injured Kitzinger and therefore could not participate in the replay. He had no sporting success also the second major tournament in his national team career. The two matches against the reigning world champions Italy on November 26, 1939 ( 5-2 win) and 5 May 1940 ( 2:3 defeat ) were remarkable performance records. As Kitzinger his 33rd international game on 14 July 1940 in Frankfurt played against Romania, debuted the young talent Fritz Walter in the national team coach Sepp Herberger Empire. The international match on May 3, 1942 in Budapest against Hungary is characterized by two incidents from: First, the DFB team won the game with 5:3 goals by a 1:3 halftime residue, and second was the international farewell after 44 Kitzinger inserts in the national team.

Continental selection of games, 1937 and 1938

Was The Albin Kitzinger listed in early 1943 in a ranking of German football in the journal " football weekend " on the left rotor position as the number one (before Albert Sing and Helmut Schubert) for the discharged in Amsterdam on June 20, 1937 Game of Central Europe nominated against Western Europe, together with goalkeeper Hans Jacob, center half Ludwig Goldbrunner and right Wing Ernst Lehner, for the team Western Europe. On 26 October 1938, the game England was against the continent in London. The mainland Runner series were the two Schweinfurt copper and Kitzinger with the Italian stopper Andreolo.

Outside of the playing field

Trained as an electrical engineer was for many years employed as a department manager at the hub manufacturer Fichtel & Sachs, before he died 58 years old after a long illness.