Walter Hempel

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Walter Hempel
Personal information
Date of birth (1887-08-12)12 August 1887
Place of birth Leipzig, Germany
Date of death 5 December 1939(1939-12-05) (aged 52)
Position(s) Right Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1923 Sportfreunde Leipzig
International career
1908–1912 Germany 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Hempel (12 August 1887 – 5 December 1939) was a German amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

International career

He played right back in the first international match played by Germany in 1908.[2] Born in Leipzig, Hempel was a member of the German Olympic squad in 1912 and played one match in the consolation tournament of the Summer Games in Stockholm. Overall he won eleven caps for Germany.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Walter Hempel". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ Wittner, Andreas. "Länderspiel-Premiere 1908 - Der schwarze Tag von Basel". Einestages. Spiegel Online. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (29 April 2021). "Walter Hempel - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.


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