Walter Hempel

Walter Hempel (12 August 1887 – 10 January 1940)[1] was a German amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

For the American football, baseball and track and field coach, see Walter Hempel (coach).
Walter Hempel
Personal information
Date of birth (1887-08-12)12 August 1887
Date of death 10 February 1940(1940-02-10) (aged 52)
Playing position(s) Right Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912 German Olympic squad
1908 Germany national football team 11
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Leipzig, he was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the consolation tournament. He played right back in the first international match played by Germany in 1908, and played 11 times for Germany.[2]

Notes
  1. other sources report his date of death 10 February 1940
  2. Wittner, Andreas. "Länderspiel-Premiere 1908 - Der schwarze Tag von Basel". Einestages. Spiegel Online. Retrieved 25 June 2013.


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