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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Gottfried Erik Fuchs; later Godfrey Fuchs | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlsruhe, Germany[1] | ||
| Date of death | 25 February 1972 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Westmount, Quebec, Canada[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1906 | Düsseldorfer SC 1899 | ||
| 1906–1914 | Karlsruher FV[1] | ||
| 1914–1920 | Düsseldorfer SC 1899 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1907–1913 | Germany | 6 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gottfried Erik Fuchs (3 May 1889 – 25 February 1972), also known as Godfrey Fuchs,[2] was a German Olympic footballer. He scored a then-world record 10 goals for the Germany national football team in a 16–0 win against Russia at the 1912 Olympics. He left Germany to escape the Holocaust, as he was Jewish, and ultimately emigrated to Canada.[3]
- ^ a b c "Gottfried Fuchs Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "War, Auschwitz, and the Tragic Tale of Germany's Jewish Soccer Hero". 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Gottfried Fuchs". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.