Alfred Dünmann (5 December 1884 – 5 June 1942), commonly known as Fritz Dünmann, was an Austrian footballer who played as a striker. He played in three matches for the Austria national football team from 1906 to 1907.

Fritz Dünmann
Personal information
Date of birth (1884-12-05)5 December 1884
Place of birth Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 5 June 1942(1942-06-05) (aged 57)
Place of death Auschwitz, German-occupied Poland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rapid Wien
International career
1906–1907 Austria 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Dünmann was born in Vienna.[1][2] He played as a striker for Rapid Wien and for the Austria national team,[1] earning three caps from 1906 to 1907, and scoring two goals.[3]

Life

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Being a Jew, Dünmann was deported to Dachau concentration camp in the November pogrom in 1938, but was released and went into exile in France.[1] However, he was imprisoned again in 1941, and was deported via various intermediate camps to Auschwitz concentration camp, where he was eventually murdered on 5 June 1942.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Niemals vergessen!" (in German). SK Rapid Wien. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Berger, Ernst Georg (12 April 2021). "Alfred "Fritz" Dünmann: Ein Stein zum ewigen Gedenken". MeinBezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Fritz Dünmann". EU Football. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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