Willi Wigold Explained

Willi Wigold
Birth Date:10 December 1909
Birth Place:Düsseldorf, Germany
Position:Forward
Clubs1:Fortuna Düsseldorf
Nationalyears1:1932–1934
Nationalteam1:Germany
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:3

Willi Wigold (10 December 1909 – 28 November 1944) was a German footballer who played as a forward for Fortuna Düsseldorf and the Germany national team.[1] [2] He joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1930 and was part of the team that won the 1933 German football championship. He played four matches for Germany between 1932 and 1934.

Wigold was a corporal in the German army in World War II and died at Lake Ilmen during the Russian campaign. The exact date of his death is disputed, with some sources listing 12 August 1943.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. 19 December 2012. August 2010. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. 978-3-7679-0914-4. 115–.
  2. Web site: Willi Wigold . worldfootball.net . 13 February 2021.
  3. Web site: 10 December 2009 . Zum 100. Geburtstag von Willi Wigold . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150130063205/http://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/u23/detail/2790-zum-100-geburtstag-von-willi-wigold/1/ . 30 January 2015 . 29 January 2015 . www.f95.de . Fortuna Dusseldorf . de.