Fritz Laband Explained

Fritz Laband
Fullname:Friedrich Laband
Birth Date:1 November 1925
Birth Place:Hindenburg, Germany
Death Place:Hamburg, West Germany
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1936–1937
Youthclubs1:Reichsbahn SV Hindenburg
Youthyears2:1938–1943
Youthclubs2:Hindenburg 09
Youthyears3:1943–1945
Youthclubs3:Preußen Hindenburg
Years1:1945–1950
Clubs1:ZSG Anker Wismar
Years2:1950–1956
Clubs2:Hamburger SV
Caps2:122
Goals2:0
Years3:1956–1957
Clubs3:Werder Bremen
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:1954
Nationalteam1:West Germany
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

Fritz Laband (1 November 1925 – 3 January 1982) was a German footballer who played as a defender.

He was part of the West Germany national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned four caps for West Germany.[1] During his club career he played for FC Anker Wismar, Hamburger SV and Werder Bremen.[2]

His standard position being that of a right full back, Laband was a thorough-going and powerful player with good long range passing ability.[3] With his international debut coming less than two months before the 1954 FIFA World Cup, he managed to play in three of Germany's six games at that tournament. For the semi-final and the final, coach Sepp Herberger however decided to move his Hamburg club teammate Josef Posipal to the right back position.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fritz Laband . German . fussballdaten.de . 9 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Fritz Laband . worldfootball.net . 9 July 2012.
  3. Book: Bitter, Jürgen . Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler . Sportverlag . 1997 . German . 276.