Jakob Eckert

Jakob Eckert (18 October 1916 – 5 June 1940) was a German international footballer.[1] He was part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[2]

Jakob Eckert
Personal information
Date of birth (1916-10-18)18 October 1916
Place of birth Monsheim, Germany
Date of death 5 June 1940(1940-06-05) (aged 23)
Place of death Villers-Carbonnel, France
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Wormatia Worms
International career
1937 Germany 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

A Gefreiter in the German army, Eckert served in World War II, and died on 5 June 1940 in Villers-Carbonnel, France at the age of 23.[3]

References

  1. Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. August 2010. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-3-7679-0914-4. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. "Jakob Eckert". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. "Jakob Eckert". German War Graves Commission (in German). Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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