Werner Liebrich

Werner Liebrich
Liebrich in 1954
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-01-18)18 January 1927
Place of birth Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date of death 20 March 1995(1995-03-20) (aged 68)
Place of death Kaiserslautern, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1938–1943 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1962 1. FC Kaiserslautern 273 (25)
International career
1951–1956 West Germany 16 (0)
Managerial career
1965 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Werner Liebrich (18 January 1927 – 20 March 1995) was a German footballer who played in the centre back position. He is notable for his role in the West Germany triumph in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, and spending his entire playing career of almost twenty years with hometown club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, with whom he also briefly coached.