Fritz Dünmann Explained

Fritz Dünmann
Birth Date:5 December 1884
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Auschwitz, German-occupied Poland
Position:Striker
Clubs1:Rapid Wien
Nationalteam1:Austria
Nationalyears1:1906–1907
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:2

Alfred Dünmann (5 December 1884  - 5 June 1942), commonly known as Fritz Dünmann, was an Austrian footballer who played as a striker. He played in three matches for the Austria national football team from 1906 to 1907.

Dünmann was born in Vienna.[1] [2] He played as a striker for Rapid Wien and for the Austria national team, earning three caps from 1906 to 1907, and scoring two goals.[3]

Being a Jew, Dünmann was deported to Dachau concentration camp in the November pogrom in 1938, but was released and went into exile in France. However, he was imprisoned again in 1941, and was deported via various intermediate camps to Auschwitz concentration camp, where he was eventually murdered on 5 June 1942.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 January 2020 . Niemals vergessen! . 15 March 2022 . SK Rapid Wien . de.
  2. Web site: Berger . Ernst Georg . 12 April 2021 . Alfred "Fritz" Dünmann: Ein Stein zum ewigen Gedenken . 15 March 2022 . MeinBezirk.at . de.
  3. Web site: Fritz Dünmann . EU Football . 27 November 2021.