Josef Umbach

Joseph Umbach ( born December 8, 1888 in München- Gladbach, † 30 September 1976) was a German football player.

Life and career

The Josef already in use as a teenager in the first team of FC München- Gladbach Umbach came in 1908 for the first time with his team in the final of the West German championship. On April 12, 1908 lost München -Gladbach in Kleve with 0:5 goals against the Duisburg SpV. In the 1908/09 season FC but the final with 3:2 goals won after extra time against Prussia Duisburg and could therefore participate in the final round of the German soccer championship 1909. On May 2, 1909, in Duisburg South German representatives Phoenix Karlsruhe opponent. The band led by Karl Wegele, Otto Reiser and Emil Oberle won superior 5-0 the match against the team of Joseph Umbach, who could not do anything against Karlsruhe on defensive half links. Phoenix won the 1909 German Championship. From the round 1909/10 FC München- Gladbach took part in the games of Ten League West and came behind the master Duisburg SV for runners. In the round in 1911/12 FC stood again at the West German finals, but lost with 2:4 goals against the Cölner BC 01

The striker of the 1st FC Mönchengladbach was appointed for the international match on 16 October 1910 against the Netherlands in the national team. The game in Kleve went narrowly lost 1-2. Umbach himself could not distinguish himself as a scorer. He formed together with the left-winger Richard mercury the left wing. The match took place without players from Southern Germany, in particular those involved in the two Karlsruher clubs KFV ( Max Breunig, Fritz conveyor, Gottfried Fuchs, Julius Hirsch, Ernst Hollstein ) and Phoenix ( Oberle, Reiser, Wegele ) to be considered as gains of the DFB team would have been. Other matches he did not complete.

By profession he was a merchant.