Ludwig Leinberger

Ludwig Leinberger
Personal information
Date of birth	21 May 1903
Place of birth	Nuremberg, Germany
Date of death	3 March 1943 (aged 39)
Place of death	Bad Pyrmont, Germany
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	TV 1846 Nürnberg
	FC Bayern 07 Nürnberg
	BV Solingen 98
Senior career*
Years	Team
1925–1933	SpVgg Fürth
1933–1936	CfR Köln
International career
1927–1933	Germany
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ludwig Leinberger (21 May 1903 – 3 March 1943) was a German footballer. He won 24 caps for Germany in the Interwar period.^[1] He was also part of Germany's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Called up for service in the German army in 1941, he died in a military hospital during World War II after surgery for appendicitis.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Arnhold, Matthias (15 December 2016). "Ludwig Leinberger - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "Ludwig Leinberger". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
^ "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.

External links[edit]

Ludwig Leinberger at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Ludwig Leinberger at WorldFootball.net
Ludwig Leinberger at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Arnhold, Matthias (15 December 2016). "Ludwig Leinberger - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[2] "Ludwig Leinberger". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[WWII-3] "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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