Adolf Jäger

Adolf Jäger (31 March 1889 – 21 November 1944) was a German amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Adolf Jäger
Personal information
Date of birth (1889-03-31)31 March 1889
Place of birth Altona/Elbe, Germany
Date of death 21 November 1944(1944-11-21) (aged 55)
Place of death Altona, Germany
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1932 FC Altona 93 700 (2000)
International career
1908–1924 Germany 18 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Jäger began his career with SC Union 03 Altona and played with Altona 93 from 1907 until 1927, where he would have scored over 2000 goals in over 700 amateur matches. However, the only proof or evidence, of this claim, may lie within newspaper articles from the time he played.[2] Two injuries further shortened his military career and saved him from the fate of his teammates that would not return.[3]

International career

He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament, scoring the only goal for Germany in the main tournament.

Style of play

Adolf would convince critics with exceptional passes and today he would be referred to as a "classic 10".[4]

Later life

He died during World War II, while working for bomb sweep in Hamburg, and is buried in Altona Main Cemetery.[5]

References
  1. "Adolf Jäger". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. "Altonas Ausnahmefußballer: Adolf Jäger (Seite 1)".
  3. "Altonas Ausnahmefußballer: Adolf Jäger (Seite 2)".
  4. "Altonas Ausnahmefußballer: Adolf Jäger (Seite 1)".
  5. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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