Wilhelm Simetsreiter | |
Birth Date: | 16 March 1915 |
Birth Place: | Munich, Germany |
Position: | Left wing |
Clubs1: | Bayern Munich |
Nationalyears1: | 1936 |
Nationalteam1: | Germany |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Wilhelm "Willy" Simetsreiter (16 March 1915 – 17 July 2001), popularly known as Schimmy, was a German footballer.
A native of Munich, Simetsreiter played his career along the left wing for his club Bayern Munich. He is usually considered the fastest-ever player at this position in the club's history.
He scored three goals against Luxembourg on 4 August at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] At the time, the 21-year-old was one of the youngest players in the national side to score a hat-trick. During the 1930s, Simetsreiter was capped a total of eight times by the German national football team.[2]