Willi Wigold

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Willi Wigold
Personal information
Date of birth (1909-12-10)10 December 1909
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Date of death 28 November 1944(1944-11-28) (aged 34)[citation needed]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fortuna Düsseldorf
International career
1932–1934 Germany 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. August 2010. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-3-7679-0914-4. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Willi Wigold". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Zum 100. Geburtstag von Willi Wigold". www.f95.de (in German). Fortuna Dusseldorf. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.