Helmut Röpnack

Helmut Röpnack ( born September 23, 1884 in Läsikow, County Ruppin, today Ostprignitz -Ruppin; † August 19, 1935 ) was a German football player, who twice won the German football championship with Viktoria 89 Berlin in the years 1908 and 1911.

Career

Association, 1903-1914

The to the blue-white of Victoria Come 89 1903 by BF Phoenix Berlin Half Forward experienced in Victoria from 1907 to 1913, the heyday of two -time German football champion. In 14 finals games, he scored 13 goals. Four times he stood with his club in the final, in 1907 it was denied by the Freiburger FC, 1909 at the Phönix Karlsruhe. On June 7, 1908 against Stuttgarter Kickers, however, for the first time succeeded in winning the championship. The half left playing Röpnack was scorer for 3-1 final score. As of Victoria in Dresden in 1911 against VfB Leipzig succeeded the second title win, he played on the other hand on the back position, where he brought his skills to bear in the following years: he was explosive, turned quickly and was for years one of the strongest German defensive players. In the years 1912 and 1913 was for the Berlin However, in each case in the semifinals last stop.

The trained typecaster made ​​but also by his cheerfulness and sociability for cohesion and atmosphere in his team. The "small shooting gallery " brought it alongside the games for Victoria 89 nor at 39 tryouts for Berlin and Brandenburg. He was later awarded an honorary membership of Victoria 89.

National Team, 1909-1913

His debut in the national football team celebrated the Brandenburg March 18, 1909 in Oxford against England on half links. The second use of the DFB team on October 9, 1911 against Austria but he has already convinced at the defender position. In the year of the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he represented the German colors in five games, including the games in the Olympic tournament against Austria and Hungary. With Ernst Hollstein from Karlsruher FV he was the defender pair. His international career ended with a 2:6 defeat on 23 November 1913 in Antwerp against Belgium. In his tenth international match he had performed as team captain the players Max Breunig, Gottfried Fuchs, Julius Hirsch, Adolf Jäger, Eugen and Karl Kipp Wegele on the field.