Hans Lang (footballer) explained

Hans Lang
Fullname:Hans Lang
Birth Date:8 February 1899
Birth Place:Augsburg, Germany[1]
Death Place:Aalborg, German-occupied Denmark
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1920–1921
Clubs1:BC Augsburg
Years2:1921–1923
Clubs2:SpVgg Fürth
Years3:1924–1930
Clubs3:Hamburger SV
Nationalyears1:1922–1926
Nationalteam1:Germany
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:0

Hans Lang (8 February 1899 – 27 April 1943) was a German footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Lang played for BC Augsburg, SpVgg Fürth and Hamburger SV.

International career

Lang was called up for the Germany national team.[2] He won ten caps between 1922 and 1926.[3]

Later life and death

Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Lang was drafted into the Luftwaffe as a Oberfeldwebel.[4] He died in April 1943 at Aalborg Air Base following a heart attack.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/hans-lang/ Profile
  2. Book: Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. 10 August 2013. August 2010. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. 978-3-7679-0914-4. 129.
  3. Web site: Hans Lang - International Appearances . Matthias . Arnhold . 18 February 2021 . 19 February 2021 . RSSSF.com.
  4. Web site: 23 August 2018 . 1922: Als Hans Lang zum Nationalspieler wurde . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910060935/https://fcaugsburg.de/wns/1922-als-hans-lang-zum-nationalspieler-wurde/ . 10 September 2018 . 10 September 2018 . fcaugsburg.de . FC Augsburg . de.