Bernhard Klodt

Bernhard "Berni" Klodt (26 October 1926 – 23 May 1996) was a German football player.

Bernhard Klodt
Personal information
Full name Bernhard Klodt
Date of birth (1926-10-26)26 October 1926
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck, Germany
Date of death 23 May 1996(1996-05-23) (aged 69)
Place of death Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1948 Schalke 04 59 (29)
1948–1950 STV Horst Emscher 53 (18)
1950–1963 Schalke 04 306 (121)
Total 418 (168)
International career
1950–1959 West Germany 19 (3)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

He was born in Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck; the goalkeeper Hans Klodt was his elder brother (they are among 14 sets of siblings to have played for Germany).[1] In his club career, Klodt played mainly for FC Schalke 04.[2] He debuted in the senior team of the club on 17 January 1943 at the age of 16, where he scored a goal in a 6–2 victory over Westfalia Herne.[3]

Aged 36, Klodt ended his career in 1963 with the start of the Bundesliga. In his last game, he scored the only goal in Schalke's 1–0 victory against the Bulgarian national team on 18 June 1963.[4] He played in 330 Oberliga West games in which he scored 129 goals.[2]

Between 1950 and 1959, Klodt played 19 times and scored three goals for the Germany national football team.[5] He was part of the 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning squad, and also played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

During the 1954 World Cup, Klodt had started in the outside right position instead of Helmut Rahn. He played in both games against Turkey. Although he played fairly well in both games, Sepp Herberger decided to replace him with Rahn for the quarterfinal against Yugoslavia. Herberger's decision at first was not exclusively greeted with enthusiasm by the press, but after Rahn had scored against Yugoslavia, Klodt was out of the team for good. The basis for Herberger's decision was his hope that Rahn with his unconventional style and shooting prowess was more likely to turn around a game than any other player. Contrary to Rahn, Klodt was said to be less of an individualist and more of a teamplayer.[4]

After football

After his retirement from football, Klodt among other things coached the youth team of FC Schalke 04 and also worked as salesman for a brewery. After suffering a heart attack and a stroke in 1990, he was paralysed from the right.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Ref.[2][3]

ClubSeasonLeagueGerman
Champ'ship		CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 041942–43Gauliga Westfalen3210——5092
1943–44Gauliga Westfalen1151020—10155
1944–45Gauliga Westfalen00————00
1945–46Landesliga Westfalen52————52
1946–47Landesliga Westfalen1612———502112
1947–48Oberliga West248————248
Total59292020—1107429
STV Horst-Emscher1948–49Oberliga West2410————2410
1949–50Oberliga West29811———309
Total531811———5419
Schalke 041950–51Oberliga West26820———288
1951–52Oberliga West281662———3418
1952–53Oberliga West269—10——279
1953–54Oberliga West2912————2912
1954–55Oberliga West265—50——315
1955–56Oberliga West281362——103515
1956–57Oberliga West2812———203012
1957–58Oberliga West281545———3220
1958–59Oberliga West289——73223714
1959–60Oberliga West204———10214
1960–61Oberliga West146————146
1961–62Oberliga West25124100—213114
1962–63Oberliga West00—00—1010
Total3061212210607393350137
Schalke 04 total36515024108073203424166
Career total41816825118073203478185
  1. Includes Westphalian Cup (1943–1944), Westphalian / British zone championship (1947), Western German Cup (1955–1963)

International
Germany
YearAppsGoals
195010
195110
195231
195300
195461
195500
195620
195710
195841
195910
Total193

Honours

Club
Schalke 04

International

West Germany

References
  1. "Alle Brüderpaare in der Nationalmannschaft" [All pairs of brothers in the national team]. Trainer-Baade.de (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. "Berni Klodt » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  3. FC Schalke 04 (2015). Königsblau: Die Geschichte des FC Schalke 04. Die Werkstatt. ISBN 978-3-7307-0204-8.
  4. Bitter, Jürgen (1997). Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler (in German). Sportverlag. p. 241f.
  5. Arnhold, Matthias (25 February 2021). "Bernhard 'Berni' Klodt - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

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