Josef Röhrig Explained

Josef Röhrig
Birth Date:28 February 1925
Birth Place:Zündorf, Germany
Death Place:Cologne
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1941–1943
Clubs1:VfL Köln 1899
Years2:1950–1960
Clubs2:1. FC Köln
Nationalyears1:1950–1956
Nationalteam1:West Germany
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:2

Josef Röhrig (28 February 1925 – 12 February 2014) was a German footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

Röhrig was born in Zündorf, a Cologne suburb, and played after World War II for the then newly founded 1. FC Köln for a decade. He was part of the team which reached the 1954 final of the DFB-Pokal and the 1960 decider for the West German football championship but lost on both occasions.

International career

Röhrig also made sporadic appearances for the West Germany national football team between 1950 and 1956, playing 12 times and scoring two goals.[2]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erster Geißbock im Nationaltrikot: FC-Star Jupp Röhrig ist tot! | 1. FC Köln | EXPRESS . www.express.de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222170807/http://www.express.de/fc-koeln/erster-geissbock-im-nationaltrikot-fc-star-jupp-roehrig-ist-tot-,3192,26173610.html . 2014-02-22.
  2. Web site: Josef 'Jupp' Röhrig - International Appearances . Matthias . Arnhold . 7 July 2021 . 9 July 2021 . RSSSF.com.