Wilhelm Simetsreiter

Wilhelm "Willy" Simetsreiter (16 March 1915 – 17 July 2001), 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 4 August 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.[1]

References

  1. Arnhold, Matthias (2 February 2017). "Wilhelm 'Willy' Simetsreiter - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 February 2017.


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