Heinz Kubsch

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Heinz Kubsch
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-07-20)20 July 1930
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Date of death 24 October 1993(1993-10-24) (aged 63)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1939– Sportfreunde Katernberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1951 Sportfreunde Katernberg
1951–1961 FK Pirmasens
International career
1954–1956 West Germany 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heinz Kubsch (20 July 1930, Essen – 24 October 1993) was a German football goalkeeper.

He was part of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned three caps for West Germany.[1] During his club career he played for FK Pirmasens.[2]

During the

Heinrich Kwiatkowski had conceded eight goals in the game against Hungary, which made Sepp Herberger consider giving Kubsch a chance in the second game against Turkey. However Kubsch got injured between matchdays after a boat trip. Kubsch stumbled badly and injured his shoulder on a concrete staircase, which impeded any chance of Kubsch getting a chance to start.[3]

As a

He ended his career in April 1961 after having played in 222 Oberliga games.

References

  1. ^ "Heinz Kubsch" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Heinz Kubsch" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  3. ^ Bitter, Jürgen (1997). Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler (in German). Sportverlag. p. 267.
  4. ^ "Heinz Kubsch – Sepp Herbergers zweite Wahl" (in German). derwesten.de. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2012.