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Anton Turek (18 January 1919 – 11 May 1984) was a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Anton Turek (18 January 1919 – 11 May 1984) was a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Born in Duisburg, Turek started his career at Duisburger Sportverein, but he soon switched toTuS Duisburg 48/99
Eintracht Duisburg is a German sportsclub from the city of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1848 it is one of the country's oldest sport associations.
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History
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. He first came to the attention of later West Germany national team coach Sepp Herberger was on 27 September 1936, when West Germany played a preparation game against Luxembourg in Krefeld. Before that game, the youth teams of Krefeld and TuS Duisburg 48/99
Eintracht Duisburg is a German sportsclub from the city of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1848 it is one of the country's oldest sport associations.
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had met with the 17-year-old Turek standing in the Duisburg goal. During World War II Turek was lucky things did not turn out worse for him as a shell splinter struck through his helmet.Bitter, Jürgen. ''Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler'', Sportverlag, 1997, p. 503.
In 1950 Turek switched to Fortuna Düsseldorf. Between 1950 and 1954 he played 20 games for the West Germany national team. He played in " The Miracle of Bern" 1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerla ...
final against Hungary and won the Championship.
After a fine save from a very close shot by Nándor Hidegkuti, he was described by the sports reporter Herbert Zimmermann with the words "Toni, you're a football God". He later had to apologize for that comment because the church complained about the comparison of a football player with God.
Death
Turek died in Neuss in 1984. He had been paralyzed from the waist down since August 1973.Bitter, Jürgen. ''Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler'', Sportverlag, 1997, p. 504.Legacy
He has received numerous honours and is still highly regarded in Germany, especially in the Rhineland.Werner Raupp, Toni Turek – „Fußballgott“ (see below, Further Reading), p. 171-176, 183 f.References
Further reading
Werner Raupp: Toni Turek - "Fußballgott". Eine Biographie, Hildesheim: Arete Verlag 2019 (2018) (ISBN 978-3-96423-008-9).External links
* https://www.Toni-Turek.info (Toni-Turek-Archiv, Private archiv of Werner Raupp, Hohenstein/Schwäb. Alb). * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Turek, Toni 1919 births 1984 deaths Footballers from Duisburg People from the Rhine Province German footballers Germany men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers SSV Ulm 1846 players Eintracht Frankfurt players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Borussia Mönchengladbach players FIFA World Cup-winning players 1954 FIFA World Cup players Recipients of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross German military personnel of World War II West German footballers Military personnel from North Rhine-Westphalia