Hans Kalb (3 August 1899 – 5 April 1945) was a German international footballer.[1][2]
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Harry Dénis, Albert Prince-Cox & Hans Kalb (1927) | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1899-08-03)3 August 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuremberg, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 1945(1945-04-05) (aged 45) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1917–1933 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| National team | |||
| 1920–1928 | Germany | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
The 1. FC Nürnberg player won 15 caps (two goals) for Germany.[3] Kalb was sent off in the match against Uruguay at the 1928 Olympic Games for a deliberate foul against Uruguayan goal scorer Pedro Petrone.[4] Uruguay won the game 4-1, and Kalb received a one year ban from the German Football Association, which ended his international career.[5]
In the First World War he served as an artilleryman in the German Army.[2]
Outside football, Kalb was a dental surgeon who practised in Nuremberg. He died from an infection contracted in surgery.[2]
Germany football squad – 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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