Karl Höger
Karl Hoger (* May 27, 1897, † March 31, 1975 in Mallorca ) was a German football player and coach.
Career
The coming of Essen SC Preußen Hoeger was stationed as a soldier in the First World War in Mannheim, where he met Sepp Herberger, who moved him after the war to a change to SV Waldhof. Together with Herberger and Willi Hutter made Hoeger there 1920/21 the so-called "three- H- storm", which was also one national attention on Hoger. As a right-winger, he ran on June 5, 1921 at 0:3 against Hungary for the first time for the German national football team on, in a 3-3 draw against Finland in October of the same year stormed beside him his two Mannheim teammates for the German team. Shortly thereafter, leaving Hoeger and Herberger for money from the Mannheim local rivals Phoenix poach, whereupon both were declared professional players. While Herberger has been banned for this offense from the South German Federation to Hoger this punishment escaped by switching to Bonner FV. From 1922 to November 1923, he played for SpVgg Fürth, with which he penetrated to the semifinals of the German Cup final in 1923. Then Hoeger returned to Mannheim and stepped up in 1926 for the VfR Mannheim. 1924 followed by two more missions for the national team in 1925, he became the captain of the Mannheim Süddeutsche championship.
After his playing career Hoeger served as coach, among other clubs Dessau 05, LSV Hamburg, Hamburger SV, SC Peine 48, Werder Bremen and Rheingold Emmerich.
Hoger, who was nicknamed " slippers " and " buddy - type" was seen as fun-loving, died during a holiday in Majorca.
His son Karl -Heinz was also football players, including at Werder Bremen, SpVgg Fürth and Schwarz-Weiß Essen.