Paul Alger (13 August 1943 – 14 June 2025) was a German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. Between 1966 and 1968, Alger played for

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

. In 1968, he helped Köln to a victory of the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

after being substituted in the 46th minute. Alger died on 14 June 2025, at the age of 81.

Honours

: 1967–68

References

1943 births 2025 deaths German men's footballers Bundesliga players FC Viktoria Köln players Footballers from Bonn Men's association football forwards 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-forward-1940s-stub