Eugen Kipp

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Eugen Kipp
Personal information
Date of birth (1885-02-26)26 February 1885
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany
Date of death 4 November 1931(1931-11-04) (aged 46)
Height Stuttgart, Germany
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1912 Sportfreunde Stuttgart
1912–1915 Stuttgarter Kickers
National team
1908–1913 Germany 16 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Eugen Kipp (26 February 1885 – 4 November 1931) was a German footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Eugen was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament.[1]

He played for Germany from 1908 to 1913, first as a Sportfreunde Stuttgart player, then with Stuttgarter Kickers.[2]

Personal life[]

Kipp served in World War I, and was severely injured in Ypres, Belgium. He lost his right leg right above his knee, and received bayonet slashes to his jaw and shoulder.[3] He never fully recovered from the injuries, and died on 4 November 1931 at the age of 46.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eugen Kipp". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ kicker Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker, published: 1989, page: 88, accessed: 22 March 2009
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eugen Kipp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Eugen Kipp". German War Graves Commission (in German). Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

External links[]

Eugen Kipp at National-Football-Teams.com


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