Jakob Eckert Explained

Jakob Eckert
Birth Date:18 October 1916
Birth Place:Monsheim, Germany
Death Place:Villers-Carbonnel, France
Position:Forward
Clubs1:Wormatia Worms
Nationalyears1:1937
Nationalteam1:Germany
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Jakob Eckert (18 October 1916 – 5 June 1940) was a German international footballer.[1] He was part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[2]

Personal life

A Gefreiter in the German army, Eckert served in World War II, and died on 5 June 1940 in Villers-Carbonnel, France at the age of 23.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. 27 November 2012. August 2010. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. 978-3-7679-0914-4. 115–.
  2. Web site: Jakob Eckert . Olympedia . 22 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Jakob Eckert . . 12 April 2020 . de . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200412051359/https://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche/detailansicht.html?tx_igverlustsuche_pi2%5Bgid%5D=4a1717173559657e20b19cbb783359ef&cHash=e6c5a191d575faead97d5af25f823ea0 . 12 April 2020.