Hans Sturm Explained

Hans Sturm
Fullname:Hans Sturm
Birth Date:3 September 1935
Birth Place:Schönau an der Katzbach, Germany
Death Place:Cologne, Germany
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1951–1952
Youthclubs1:1. FC Köln
Years1:1955–1963
Clubs1:1. FC Köln(OL West)
Caps1:233
Goals1:66
Years2:1963–1967
Clubs2:1. FC Köln(Bundesliga)
Caps2:113
Goals2:17
Years3:1967–1971
Clubs3:Viktoria Köln
Caps3:107
Goals3:29
Totalcaps:453
Totalgoals:112
Nationalyears1:1958–1962
Nationalteam1:West Germany
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Hans Sturm (3 September 1935 – 20 June 2007) was a German football player. He was born in Schönau an der Katzbach, Lower Silesia and died in Cologne.[1]

The goalscoring inside right midfielder, who won the first Bundesliga trophy with 1. FC Köln in 1964, played just one of his three internationals for West Germany outside a FIFA World Cup. Therefore, he was part at the 1958 FIFA World Cup and at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, playing one match on each occasion.[2]

With 1. FC Köln, Sturm also won the West German football championship in 1962.

His son Ralf (born 18 October 1968) was a striker for 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga himself, netting 28 goals in 121 games as a striker in between 1988 and 1994.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bitter, Jürgen . Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler . Sportverlag . 1997 . 482 . German.
  2. Book: Bitter, Jürgen . Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler . Sportverlag . 1997 . 483 . German.