Wilhelm Simetsreiter
Football, Football player
1915 – 2001
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Who was Wilhelm Simetsreiter?
Wilhelm Simetsreiter, popularly known as Schimmy, was a German footballer.
A native of Munich, Simetsreiter played his career along the left wing for his club Bayern Munich. He is usually considered the fastest-ever player at this position in the club's history.
He scored 3 goals against Luxembourg on August 4 at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. At the time, the 21 year-old was one of the youngest players in the national side to score a hat-trick.
During the 1930s, Simetsreiter was capped a total of eight times by the German National Football Team.
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- Born
- Mar 16, 1915
Munich - Also known as
- Schimmy
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Lived in
- Munich
- Died
- Jul 17, 2001
Munich
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on July 23, 2013
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