Karl Miller | |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1913 |
Birth Place: | Hamburg, German Reich |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1932–1939 |
Clubs1: | FC St. Pauli |
Years2: | 1940–1942 |
Clubs2: | Dresdner SC |
Years3: | 1942 |
Clubs3: | FC St. Pauli |
Years4: | 1943–1944 |
Clubs4: | LSV Hamburg |
Years5: | 1944–1950 |
Clubs5: | FC St. Pauli |
Nationalyears1: | 1941–1942 |
Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Germany |
Karl Miller (2 October 1913 – 18 April 1967) was a German footballer who played as a defender for FC St. Pauli, Dresdner SC, LSV Hamburg and the Germany national team.
Miller was born in the Neustadt region of Hamburg as the son of a butcher.[1]
Miller started his career at FC St. Pauli, making his debut for the club in the 1932–33 season.[2] He was also selected to represent a North German representative team in 1935. During World War II, he was stationed at a Luftwaffe unit in Saxony whilst playing as a guest player for Dresdner SC. With Dresdner SC he won the Tschammerpokal in 1940 and 1941.[3] He returned to Hamburg and played for FC St. Pauli and LSV Hamburg before returning to St. Pauli again in 1944.[3] He retired following the 1949–50 season, aged 37.
Miller played 12 times for the Germany national football team between 1941 and 1942.[4]