Born in Duisburg, Turek started his career at Duisburger Sportverein, but he soon switched to TuS Duisburg 48/99. He first came to the attention of later West Germany national team coach Sepp Herberger was on 27 September 1936, when West Germany played a preparation game against Luxembourg in Krefeld. Before that game, the youth teams of Krefeld and TuS Duisburg 48/99 had met with the 17-year-old Turek standing in the Duisburg goal. During World War II Turek was lucky things did not turn out worse for him as a shell splinter struck through his helmet.[1]
After a fine save from a very close shot by Nándor Hidegkuti, he was described by the sports reporter Herbert Zimmermann with the words "Toni, you're a football God".[4][5] He later had to apologize for that comment because the church complained about the comparison of a football player with God.
Deathedit
Turek died in Neuss in 1984.[4] He had been paralyzed from the waist down since August 1973.[6]
Legacyedit
He has received numerous honours and is still highly regarded in Germany, especially in the Rhineland.[7]
Referencesedit
^Bitter, Jürgen. Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler, Sportverlag, 1997, p. 503.
^Arnhold, Matthias (28 July 2016). "Anton 'Toni' Turek - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
^Werner Raupp, Toni Turek – „Fußballgott“, 2019 (see below, Further Reading), p. 107–114.
^ ab (in German). web.ard.de. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
^"Video clip on YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
^Bitter, Jürgen. Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler, Sportverlag, 1997, p. 504.
^Werner Raupp, Toni Turek – „Fußballgott“ (see below, Further Reading), p. 171–176, 183 f.
Further readingedit
Werner Raupp: Toni Turek - "Fußballgott". Eine Biographie, Hildesheim: Arete Verlag 2019 (2018) (ISBN 978-3-96423-008-9).
toni, turek, anton, turek, january, 1919, 1984, german, footballer, played, goalkeeper, personal, informationfull, nameanton, turekdate, birth, 1919, january, 1919place, birthduisburg, germanydate, death11, 1984, 1984, aged, place, deathneuss, west, germanyhei. Anton Turek 18 January 1919 11 May 1984 was a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper Toni TurekPersonal informationFull nameAnton TurekDate of birth 1919 01 18 18 January 1919Place of birthDuisburg GermanyDate of death11 May 1984 1984 05 11 aged 65 Place of deathNeuss West GermanyHeight1 81 m 5 ft 11 in Position s GoalkeeperYouth career1929 1936Duisburger SVSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1936 1941TuS Duisburg 48 991941 1943TSG Ulm 18461943 1946TuS Duisburg 48 991946 1947Eintracht Frankfurt22 0 1947 1950TSG Ulm 184665 0 1950 1956Fortuna Dusseldorf133 0 1956 1957Borussia Monchengladbach4 0 International career1950 1954West Germany20 0 Medal record Representing West GermanyFIFA World CupWinner 1954 Switzerland Club domestic league appearances and goalsBronze statue by Toni Turek next to the Merkur Spiel Arena in Dusseldorf Stockum Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Legacy 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksCareer editBorn in Duisburg Turek started his career at Duisburger Sportverein but he soon switched to TuS Duisburg 48 99 He first came to the attention of later West Germany national team coach Sepp Herberger was on 27 September 1936 when West Germany played a preparation game against Luxembourg in Krefeld Before that game the youth teams of Krefeld and TuS Duisburg 48 99 had met with the 17 year old Turek standing in the Duisburg goal During World War II Turek was lucky things did not turn out worse for him as a shell splinter struck through his helmet 1 In 1950 Turek switched to Fortuna Dusseldorf Between 1950 and 1954 he played 20 games for the West Germany national team 2 He played in The Miracle of Bern 1954 FIFA World Cup final against Hungary and won the Championship 3 After a fine save from a very close shot by Nandor Hidegkuti he was described by the sports reporter Herbert Zimmermann with the words Toni you re a football God 4 5 He later had to apologize for that comment because the church complained about the comparison of a football player with God Death editTurek died in Neuss in 1984 4 He had been paralyzed from the waist down since August 1973 6 Legacy editHe has received numerous honours and is still highly regarded in Germany especially in the Rhineland 7 References edit Bitter Jurgen Deutschlands Fussball Nationalspieler Sportverlag 1997 p 503 Arnhold Matthias 28 July 2016 Anton Toni Turek International Appearances RSSSF Retrieved 2 August 2016 Werner Raupp Toni Turek Fussballgott 2019 see below Further Reading p 107 114 a b Viel Gluck habe ich nicht gehabt in German web ard de Archived from the original on 24 December 2009 Retrieved 30 June 2009 Video clip on YouTube YouTube Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 Bitter Jurgen Deutschlands Fussball Nationalspieler Sportverlag 1997 p 504 Werner Raupp Toni Turek Fussballgott see below Further Reading p 171 176 183 f Further reading editWerner Raupp Toni Turek Fussballgott Eine Biographie Hildesheim Arete Verlag 2019 2018 ISBN 978 3 96423 008 9 External links edithttps www Toni Turek info Toni Turek Archiv Private archiv of Werner Raupp Hohenstein Schwab Alb Toni Turek at National Football Teams com Toni Turek at fussballdaten de in German Toni Turek at WorldFootball net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toni Turek amp oldid 1211649096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
