Otto Fritz Harder (Nickname: Tull Harder; 25 November 1892 – 4 March 1956) was a footballer who played for Eintracht Braunschweig, Hamburger SV, and Victoria Hamburg. He won two German football championships and played 15 times in the Germany national team. Harder was a former SS officer and had been a warder at the Ahlem concentration camp in Hanover.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Otto Fritz Harder | ||
Date of birth | (1892-11-25)25 November 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Braunschweig, Germany | ||
Date of death | 4 March 1956(1956-03-04) (aged 63) | ||
Place of death | Hamburg, West Germany | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1909 | FC Hohenzollern Braunschweig | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1909–1912 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
1912 | Hamburger FC | ||
1912–1913 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
1913–1919 | Hamburger FC | ||
1917 | → Stettiner SC (wartime guest) | ||
1919–1931 | Hamburger SV | 143 | (295 [1]) |
1931–1934 | Victoria Hamburg | ||
National team | |||
1914–1926 | Germany | 15 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harder was born in Braunschweig. He spent most of his career with Hamburger SV, scoring over 378 goals.[2] His football fame in Germany was comparable with Uwe Seeler's fame.[3][4]
Club | Season | Regional Championship | Northern Germany | German Championship | North German Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Eintracht Braunschweig | 1909/1910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1910/1911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1911/1912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hamburger SV | 1912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eintracht Braunschweig | 1912/1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hamburger SV | |||||||||||||
1913/1914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1914/1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1915/1916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1916/1917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1917/1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1918/1919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1919/1920 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | |
1920/1921 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | |
1921/1922 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | |
1922/1923 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 50 | |
1923/1924 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28 | |
1924/1925 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 | |
1925/1926 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 36 | |
1926/1927 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 38 | |
1927/1928 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 49 | |
1928/1929 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | |
1929/1930 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1930/1931 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
Victoria Hamburg | 1931/1932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1932/1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1933/1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 143+ | 295+ | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164+ | 326 | |
After his football career Harder was an SS-Untersturmführer (equivalent second lieutenant) and was a commander (Schutzhaftlagerführer) at the Ahlem camp.[8] After World War II Harder was convicted of war crimes by the British military court at the Curio house in Rotherbaum. He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment.[3] After the trial the Hamburger SV excluded him for a short time. In 1951 His Majesty's Government pardoned Harder.[9] Harder moved to Bendestorf.
Harder died in a hospital in Hamburg after surgery in 1956.[3] The Hamburger SV published an obituary
Er war (...) stets ein guter Freund und treuer Kamerad.
— Vereinsnachrichten des Hamburger Sport-Verein, April 1956
'He was (...) always a good friend and faithful comrade.'[9]
For the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the senate of Hamburg published the booklet Hamburg '74. Fußballweltmeisterschaft, which praised among others Josef Posipal, Uwe Seeler and Harder as role models for the young. The sheets mentioning Harder were removed.[9]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 April 1914 | Oude Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 3–1 | 4–4 | Friendly |
2 | 4 November 1923 | Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg, Germany | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3 | 31 August 1924 | Deutsches Stadion, Berlin, Germany | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–4 | Friendly |
4 | 21 September 1924 | Üllői út, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() | 1–3 | 1–4 | Friendly |
5 | 14 December 1924 | Platz des Stuttgarter Sportclub, Stuttgart, Germany | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
6 | 25 October 1925 | Stadion Rankhof, Basel, Switzerland | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
7 | 2–0 | |||||
8 | 3–0 | |||||
9 | 18 April 1926 | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany | ![]() | 3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
10 | 20 June 1929 | Stadion im Zerzabelshof, Nuremberg, Germany | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–3 | Friendly |
11 | 2–2 | |||||
12 | 3–2 | |||||
13 | 31 October 1926 | Oude Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
14 | 3–1 |
Neuengamme concentration camp
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