Adolf Werner

Adolf " Adsch " Werner ( * October 19, 1886 in Kiel, † September 6, 1975 ) was a German football player. Adolf Werner graduated 1909-1912 13 caps for the senior national team and was at times German 's most capped player.

Career

Werner was considered the most important German goalkeeper before the First World War. On March 16, 1909 he made ​​his debut in the senior national team in the first official international match of the DFB on English soil. Despite the 0:9 defeat he received from the British press consistently good, some rave reviews as well as offers English clubs who wanted to take him as a professional under contract. At the Olympic football tournament in 1912, he was on the team that defeated Russia's selection with 16:0; the existing to date record of a German national.

He was from October 29, 1911 (together with Eugen tilting) and from 17 December 1911 until March 23, 1912 (together with Eugene Kipp and Camillo Ugi ), each with nine internationals most capped player of the DFB. From 24 March to 4 May 1912, he was with 10 and 11 internationals sole most capped player and from May 5 to June 28, 1912 ( again with Eugene Kipp and Camillo Ugi ), each with 11 as well as with those from 1 to 2 July 1912 with 12 internationals. From 3 July to 5 October 1912, he was the last time with 13 international matches (shared only with Camillo Ugi ) most-capped player.

The winning the German championship with Holstein Kiel on May 26, 1912 was Werner's greatest success at club level. Winning the runner-up in 1910 and three times in a row and won the North German Championship the years 1910-1912 was preceded by.

Of the 13 international matches he played 9 during his time in Holstein Kiel and 4 during his time at SC Victoria Hamburg. At Victoria Hamburg he played with for a short time when he received permission from the Holstein Board, as a guest player aground there. His brother August Werner was also football player.

Werner, who was master chimney sweep by trade, died on 6 September 1975 at the age of 88 years in Kiel from heart failure.