Charles Buchwald

Charles von Buchwald (22 October 1880 in Bjerringbro, Viborg – 19 November 1951 in Hørsholm) was a Danish amateur football player, who played seven games as a defender for the Denmark national football team.[1][2] He won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.[3] He also won a gold medal with the unofficial Danish team at the 1906 Intercalated Games. In his club career, Buchwald played for Danish teams ØB and AB.

Charles Buchwald
Buchwald with Denmark at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Charles von Buchwald
Date of birth (1880-10-22)22 October 1880
Place of birth Bjerringbro, Denmark
Date of death 19 November 1951(1951-11-19) (aged 71)
Place of death Hørsholm, Denmark
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1913 AB
1913 ØB
International career
1906–1912 Denmark 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1908 LondonTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place1912 StockholmTeam Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Buchwald's parents were August Detlev Friis (von) Buchwald (1830–1906), owner of the estate Friisholt, and Johanne Marie Charlotte von Arenstorff (1847–1901), and he belonged to an old a noble family from Holstein. He had a career as a lawyer.[4]

He represented Denmark at the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, participating in the unofficial football tournament, which Denmark won. He took part in the very first official match of the Danish national team at the 1908 Olympics in London, as Denmark won 9–0 against France B.[1] He played all three Danish games at the tournament and played a crucial role in helping the team win the silver medal. Four years later, in the football tournament of the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Buchwald once again played all three games. In the final game, against Great Britain, Buchwald was injured in the 30th minute of the game, with Denmark trailing Great Britain 1–2. As the rules did not allow substitutions, Denmark finished the game with one man less, losing 2–4.[1][5]

References
  1. "Charles Buchwald, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. "Charles Buchwald". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics: with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
  4. "Baar". archive.wikiwix.com (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. "Olympic Football Tournament 1912 (Game details)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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