He Fought On The Eastern Front For Three Years Earning Five Medals Including An Iron Cross. Wann kommt Trautmann in den deutschen Kinos? City began to gain stability with the introduction of the 'Revie Plan'. It was there that he met Margaret Friar, the club secretary's daughter. [38], Using the Revie Plan, Manchester City reached the 1955 FA Cup Final, in which Trautmann became the first German to play in an FA Cup final. Burial Details Unknown. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Margaret Trautmann Wife Of Manchester City Footballer Bert Trautmann Bernhard Carl 'bert' Trautmann Obe (born 22 October 1923) Is A German Former Professional Footballer Who Played For Manchester City From 1949 To 1964. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. When asked his name the solider simply replied: "Bernhard Trautmann.". Stockport, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Its here, during a muddy penalty shootout, that Friar first notices Trautmanns ability. But by placing Trautmann in the Friar household, Rosenmueller can explore how the German coped with the daily barrage of bigotry he received from those unable to put their bitterness aside. von Hendrik Busch. [40] The match finished as a 31 defeat for City, giving Trautmann a runners-up medal. ), This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 13:27. The Odyssey of Bert Trautmann is nothing short of incredible; the story of how a Hitler youth became a cult hero in Manchester via the Eastern Front and PoW camps. He had volunteered to join the Third Reich and as a Hitler Youth had believed profoundly in the National Socialist Party. Upon his arrival in England, he was interrogated. It's a mystery how a footballer of rare gifts has fallen short of being a true great but the highlight reels will always stand comparison. His performances only get better, and it isnt long before Manchester City manager Jock Thompson arrives to offer Trautmann a trial. He joined because, as he put it: 'Growing up in Hitler's Germany, you had no mind of your own.'. Surely though, his mind drifted to his childhood friends, friends that barely made it to 20 - victims of the war. [49] Trautmann played in 34 matches, and though he did not play in the 92 defeat to West Bromwich Albion, an 84 defeat to Leicester City was a record for the most goals conceded by Trautmann in a match in his career,[50] and in the entire season he kept only two clean sheets.[51]. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann OBE was born in Bremen, Germany, on 22 October 1923. The dressing room were on-side and the City supporters soon followed after a Mancunian rabbi pleaded with the Moss Side faithful to accept the keeper. Despite his injury, he continued to play, making crucial saves to preserve his team's 31 lead. Margaret Friar Trautmann Death | Obituary | Dead | Died | Funeral Plans - We heard about the great loss, that Margaret Friar Trautmann is no more and has passed away. M: 516-361-4646. With a quarter of an hour to go, the diving Trautmann collided with Peter Murphy. Instead, they were victims of an allied bombing raid in the town of Kleve. BBC Timewatch episode "The Germans We Kept", 1999. The Manchester United manager Matt Busby mentioned Trautmann's anticipation in his pre-match team talks: "Don't stop to think where you're going to hit it with Trautmann. He was soon downgraded to non-Nazi "B" status,[17] after which he was taken to Fort Crosby in Hightown near Liverpool where he stayed for a short while working on local farms and mixing with the locals; from here he was sent to PoW Camp 50 (now Byrchall High School) in Ashton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire between St Helens and Wigan, where he stayed until 1948. The Club's Decision To Sign A Former Axis Paratrooper Sparked Protests With 20 000 People Attending A Demonstration. Brought Up During Times Of Inter-war Strife In Germany Trautmann Joined The Luftwaffe Early In The Second World War Serving As A Paratrooper. He returned to City and continued to put on spectacle after spectacle but something was missing. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. An estranged daughter, born out of wedlock before his marriage to Margaret, tracked him down. Birmingham equalised on 14minutes. He was kept at various prisoner of war camps until eventually being moved to Prisoner of War Camp 50 in Ashton in Makerfield near St. Helens where he remained until 1948. Player name in full: Bernhard Carl Bert Trautmann. Manchester City came in for the former prisoner of war following the retirement of club legend Frank Swift. Hit it first and think afterwards. Rosenmuellers film may struggle to articulate the complexities of Trautmanns character, but the role he played in changing public opinion cant be ignored and, if ever there was a story of forgiveness and reconciliation that needed retelling right now, it would surely be his. Cup Final, City being beaten 1-3 by Newcastle United. Trautmann's biggest test of character was yet to come in the form of a trip to London, where in January 1950, City's next fixture came at White Hart Lane. [64] As a former handball player, Trautmann was adept at throwing the ball long distances, an attribute he used to start attacking moves,[20] particularly after witnessing the Hungarian goalkeeper Gyula Grosics use such tactics to good effect in Hungary's 63 victory over England in 1953. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. By talking like that, people began to understand.'. Spouse: Bert Trautmann 1950. This could have all been resolved, mind you, when Schalke 04 showed interest in the keeper, but the German club found all their attempts in vain when City rejected their 1,000 bid, stating he was worth 20 times that value (the current British record was Trevor Ford at 30,000). He admitted later that he had spent the last part of the match "in a kind of fog". Each case must be judged on its own merits.'. An X-ray revealed he had dislocated five vertebrae, the second of which was cracked in two. His final game Over Time He Gained Acceptance Through His Performances In The City Goal Playing All But Five Of The Club's Next 250 Matches. In 1956 he completed an FA Cup final game despite having broken his neck! With The Keeper, they have plenty of inspiration. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Wie Trautmann von der wahren Geschichte abweicht. Please reset your password. Son of:Bernhard Carl and Margaret (Friar) TrautmannCause of Death: Car accident, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Bert Trautmann was born on October 22, 1923 in Bremen, Germany. One Of Only 90 Of His Original 1 000-man Regiment To Survive The War He Was Transferred To A Prisoner-of-war Camp In Ashton-in-makerfield Lancashire. Save record. Thankfully Trautmann, the new movie about former Manchester City goalkeeper Bernhard Trautmann (David Kross), celebrates footballs ability to bring enemies together. Before his first home game, a local religious leader wrote an open letter to the local evening newspaper appealing to all City fans to treat him with respect. No other sport is as classless, universal and representative of society as a whole than football, and when used correctly it can help break down identity structures tied to conflict and replace them with new identity structures anchored to more positive and peaceful relationships with communities. [6] At the onset of the Second World War, Trautmann was working as an apprentice motor mechanic. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. He would have two further children with Margaret, but they divorced in 1972. Specifically: No Details of Burial. Trautmann joined the Luftwaffe early in the Second World War, and then served as a paratrooper. An injury in one game saw him swap positions with the goalkeeper. After disappointment in the previous year's final, Trautmann was desperate to taste victory this time around, not just for him but everybody that had helped him restart life in England and repay the Manchester faithful for the forgiveness they showed him. Many Manchester City fans were unhappy about signing a former member of the Luftwaffe and various groups protested. Trautmann spoke of how his first wife, Margaret, never recovered from the death of her son and died of a broken heart. You wont see all of that in The Keeper, but you will see terrific performances from the two lead actors. Mit Margaret Trautmann hatte der Torwart-Superstar zwar spter drei Kinder, die er jedoch verlie, um in Deutschland einen Trainerjob anzutreten. That fear was soon realised when he sought refuge in a barn, only to be caught by two American soldiers, who deemed him as having no relevant information and forced him to march out with his hands on his head. Nerves affected the City players, and they went behind to a Jackie Milburn goal after only 45seconds. Work with Margaret Trautmann. Spurs eventually scored and order was resumed, but that wasn't to be the story. He thought the Americans would shoot him. [61] From 1967 to 1968, he was the manager of the German team Preuen Mnster, taking them to a 13th-place finish in the Regionalliga West,[62] following which he had a short spell at Opel Rsselsheim. He would usually play in defence. Once downgraded to a "B" class prisoner of war and living beneath the barbed wire fences of Prisoner Camp 50, Trautmann's footballing career was born. Classed as a deserter, the solider would have to avoid troops on both sides of the war, in fear of death. The pain hadn't subsided since the collision and so the next day Trautmann went to the hospital only to be told he was fine. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? [13] Fearing he was about to be executed, Trautmann fled. GREAT NEWS! The pair first meet when Margaret accompanies her father on a routine supply trip to the PoW camp. After his playing career, he moved into management, first with lower-division sides in England and Germany, and later as part of a German Football Association development scheme that took him to several countries, including Burma, Tanzania and Pakistan. based on information from your browser. Trautmann never represented his country, with the German national team coach citing distance and the current political problem between England and Germany as stumbling blocks. At the start of his confinement, Trautmann came down with acute appendicitis, and spent the remainder of his sentence in a military hospital. | Zwei Deutsche in England: Die Fuballkarrieren von Bernd Trautmann und Alois Eisentrger. Margaret Friar passed away at age 85 years old in August 1980. The German Football Association then sent Trautmann as a development worker to countries without national football structures. "There's no war in this dressing room," proclaimed Westwood to the side as he welcomed Trautmann into the mix. Birmingham levelled but City struck twice in two minutes to go 3-1 ahead. [54], After leaving City, Trautmann played for Wellington Town, who offered him 50 per match, signing in September 1964 to replace an injured regular keeper. He wanted to remain in England and got by as a labourer, remaining in the North-West. When Trautmann went to collect his medal, Prince Philip asked him: 'Why is your head crooked?'. London had been hit hard during the Blitz and claimed thousands of lives with thousands more being injured. Some fans even threatened to cancel their season tickets and boycott the club entirely. No substitutes were permitted in those days, so Trautmann, dazed and unsteady on his feet, carried on. He was restored to the first team on 15 December for a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, but conceded three goals. In fact, he couldn't see anything - it was all a blur, a haze. Under the influence of Don Revie who was outstanding on the day,[37] City scored an early goal, a left-footed strike by Joe Hayes. In August 1933, (aged 9), he joined the Jungvolk, the junior section of the Hitler Youth. Get enhanced access to 50 million news, sports, entertainment, and archival images with Shutterstock Enterprise. In that moment he says, theres no before and no after.. As Lev Yashin viewed by many as the greatest goalkeeper ever put it, 'There have only been two world-class goalkeepers. However, it wasnt until an open letter by Dr Altmann, the communal rabbi of Manchester, was published in the Manchester Evening Chroniclethat fans began to embrace Trautmann. [45] Three days later, he got a second opinion from a doctor at Manchester Royal Infirmary. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Officers of the Order of the British Empire List II, Male Officers of the Order of the British Empire Recipients, Marlis The medical staff were soon with Trautmann and he was soon back on his feet, City were permitted no substitutes for the game and so Trautmann had to continue, unsteady and almost out of it. Memorial ID. We have set your language to Death. A war which had claimed lives of loved ones and countless acquaintances. This time the results were different. Trautmann is played by David Kross in the film, which will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on April 5. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, IAN LADYMAN: Gareth Bale is not injured, he's just DONE. And yet as Tottenham unleashed attack after attack at the City goal to no avail, something strange happened the atmosphere began to shift. [84] From 1990, Trautmann lived with his third wife Marlis in a small bungalow on the Spanish coast near Valencia. To make matters worse, Trautmann was replacing the recently retired Frank Swift, one of the greatest goalkeepers in the clubs history. [87], Trautmann died at home in Spain on 19 July 2013 at the age of 89. They were last married in 1986 to Marlis Trautmann. English Food, jobs and money becoming harder and harder to come by. In total Bert Trautmann played 545 games for Manchester City ranking him fourth in the all-time list of appearances for the club. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. After evading his captors, he jumped over a fence, only to land at the feet of a British soldier, who greeted him with the words "Hello Fritz, fancy a cup of tea? Many people in the local area supported one of the two Manchester clubs, so to stimulate interest Trautmann and Bernard decided to move matches to Friday evenings, when neither Manchester club would be playing. ). Prior to kick off a swastica was raised above the evergreen and Germany's captain Fritz Szepan led the side in a Nazi salute. Gains were made in 1942, but the Soviet counter-offensive hit Trautmann's unit hard, and by the time it was withdrawn from the Eastern Front, only 300 of the original 1,000 men remained. As more Newcastle fans describe the terrifying scenes in the Leppings Lane end at Hillsborough on Saturday, we demand to know WHY are Sheffield Wednesday still silent over crush horror? Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. England & Wales, Death Index, 1837-2005; FamilySearch Family Tree; 1911 England & Wales Census; 1940 United States Federal Census; View all records MyHeritage Family Trees. Trautmann married a St Helens woman, Margaret Friar, in 1950, but they divorced in 1972. The damage caused to the city by the Luftwaffe meant former paratrooper Trautmann was a target of hatred for the crowd, who yelled "Kraut" and "Nazi". Trautmann captained the League against the Irish League, and also played against the Italian League.[59]. His first posting was in Myanmar (Burma), where he spent two years as the national coach, qualifying for the Olympics in 1972, and winning the President's Cup, a tournament contested by south-east Asian countries, later that year. During this time he started playing football, initially as a defender, but during one game when he was injured he was moved to goalkeeper and this became his regular position. Although sanitising his story may make box office sense, it regrettably trivialises the complexity of his character; the film ignores the fact that Trautmann, like many Germans seduced by Nazism, struggled to completely discount the ideology he was taught. He was too young to see the sinister undertones of the Nazi's and saw an opportunity to play sport, to be a child, to have fun. On 7 October 1949 Trautmann signed for the club as an amateur and turned professional shortly after. There was an error deleting this problem. During training, he showed little aptitude for radio work, and transferred to Spandau to become a Fallschirmjger (paratrooper). A confident man, Trautmann refuses to stay quiet, resulting in a heated dressing-room brawl moments before kick-off. Stories soon began to emerge of a mysterious keeper in the North-West, a keeper unlike any other, a keeper who was hauling St Helens Town towards an unlikely promotion. Swift had served City loyally for well over a decade despite having a stint in the British army, so when the 1948/49 season rolled around, the Lancastrian native decided enough was enough and hung up his boots for the last time. Performances For St Helens Gained Trautmann A Reputation As An Able Goalkeeper Resulting In Interest From Football League Clubs. When City sanctioned a testimonial for Trautmann in 1964, thousands of City fans packed into Maine Road to catch one last glimpse of their hero, before he rode off into the sunset. He was out of the game for around 6 months. [2] The bleak economic climate of the early 1930s forced the Trautmanns to sell their house and move to an apartment block in the working class area of Grpelingen, where Bernhard lived until 1941. Without a unit left, without a purpose, he decided to head home, to Bremen. He had not been home for long. He never returned home. Trautmann, one of the team's most prominent performers, won the FWA Footballer of the Year Award shortly before the match,[41] the first goalkeeper to win the award. You can read more about how we do them here: read more, The remarkable reconciliation tale of Bert Trautmann and why his story is more relevant than ever today, World Cup 2022: How injuries helped France avoid the winners curse, World Cup 2022: The lessons learned from USA and Irans France 98 clash, World Cup 2022: How history can help Argentina and Germany, World Cup 2022: Why Southgate is still the one for England. 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It wouldn't be an easy journey home. We do interviews, we do features, we do reviews. This match was to become famous as the Trautmann final as with 17 minutes to play he dived at an incoming ball, and was knocked out in a collision in which he was hit on the neck by Peter Murphy's right knee. The soldier was one of a handful of survivors, somehow surviving under a collapsed school with tons of rumble on top of him. Trautmann had dislocated five vertebrae in his neck. This is a carousel with slides. "Have you still got that pain in your neck? [47] At the start of December, Trautmann played two reserve matches, but lacked confidence. John, his firstborn son, was killed in a car accident a few months after the FA Cup Final in 1956, aged five. Streppelhoff, R. (2009). [25][26], Some Manchester City fans were unhappy about signing a former member of the German Army. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. The significance of this was huge - in an alternate scenario these two could have come face to face on the battlefield had Trautmann's unit made it to Normany. Cup. [19], With closure of the PoW camp imminent, Trautmann declined an offer of repatriation and stayed in England,[20] working on a farm in Milnthorpe then subsequently working on bomb disposal in Huyton. The wing-half then passed to Revie to develop the attack. He was out of the game for around 6 months. His reputation grew quickly and the first club to offer him a contract was Manchester City, in Division 1. Yet, Trautmann opted to stay - in many ways he was unceremoniously English. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Had he moved to Schalke, he would have probably been consigned to the history books in England. [29] Trautmann made his first team debut on 19 November against Bolton Wanderers,[24] and after a competent display in his first home match, protests shrank as fans discovered his talent. His faith in the Reich had been unwaved when he was deployed as a paratrooper on the Eastern Front - even when he witnessed a squad of SS soldiers kill a group of innocent Jews. But the pain wouldn't go away and so three days later he was back. Trautmann was in the Luftwaffe before becoming a prisoner of war. Failed to report flower. By contrast, Trautmann, influenced by the Hungarian goalkeeper Gyula Grosics, sought to start attacks by throwing the ball to a wing-half, typically Ken Barnes or John McTavish. Margaret Trautmann Wife Of Manchester City Footballer Bert Trautmann Bernhard Carl 'bert' Trautmann Obe (born 22 October 1923) Is A German Former Professional Footballer Who Played cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. However, three weeks later saw life hit Trautmann even harder, with his five-year-old-son John being knocked down and killed after buying sweets near his home in Bramhall, Cheshire. Trautmann spoke of how his first wife, Margaret, never recovered from the death of her son and died of a broken heart. [12], He was imprisoned near Ostend, Belgium, then transferred to a transit camp in Essex, where he was interrogated. He made a series of heroic saves and City held on. Over time, he turned around years of manipulation and eventually came to the realisation that Jewish people were just other human beings too. But Rosenmuellers film opts to overlook the horrors he observed, instead presenting Trautmann as a caring man haunted by a single tragic event involving a young Jewish boy and a football. [79] In 1999, he had also appeared in the BBC Timewatch programme episode "The Germans We Kept", recounting the experiences of German prisoners of war who decided to remain in the UK. Oops, we were unable to send the email. In his early years he served in the Hitler Youth, joining in August 1933, and showed a keen interest in various sports including football, athletics, handball and volkerball, a form of dodgeball. Learn more about managing a memorial . Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Instead, British audiences will soon be able to watch a movie based on the life titled 'The Keeper'. [20], Trautmann's idiosyncratic style of play also had an influence on budding young goalkeepers at the height of his career. During the next couple of years he established himself as an ever present, missing only 5 games through injury, and he became one of the leading goalkeepers in the country. By 17 he was ready for war. [16], Football matches were regularly held at the camp, in which Trautmann played outfield. Do you like smelling of shit? Friar responds, or do you want to play football?, Aware that his players wont be as accepting of Trautmann as he is, Friar gives him a bandage to wear over his neck and tells him to pretend hes lost his voice. For many of the fas in attendance, the war had claimed their childhood - forced to spend evenings in bomb shelters fearing for what they may reemerge to in the morning. Marriage. Towards the end of the war he was finally captured by the British. Trautmann, who died in 2013, met with producers Marcus Rosenmller and Robert Marciniak for interviews on his life several times before his death. With no substitutes left to use, Trautmann swapped places with goalkeeper Gunther Luhr, taking up the position that he would redefine in the English game. Initially, there were protests over Trautmann (back row, centre) playing for City due to his role in the Luftwaffe. Manchester City held on for the victory, and Trautmann was the hero because of his spectacular saves in the last minutes of the match. In Peiffer, L. Official Sites. This browser does not support getting your location. But Hitler's was an utter totalitarian regime. [80], Trautmann married a St Helens woman, Margaret Friar, in 1950, but they divorced in 1972. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. With far-Right groups like The Football Lads Alliance emboldened by the populist earthquakes of Brexit and Donald Trump, a film about a Nazi paratrooper becoming an English football legend sounds ill-advised. [53] Trautmann captained a combined Manchester City and Manchester United XI that included Bobby Charlton and Denis Law, against an International XI that included Tom Finney, Stanley Matthews and Jimmy Armfield. [89] The president of the German Football Association, Wolfgang Niersbach, said that Trautmann was "an amazing sportsman and a true gentleman a legend". On 15 April 1964, he ended his career with a testimonial at Maine Road in front of a crowd officially numbered at 47,000, though the true figure was estimated to be closer to 60,000 with thousands locked outside. Trautmann Square One. They took an interest in the man causing a stir on the local scene before bringing him in in October 1949. Will Schofield looks at the life and times of one of City's greatest heroes. [email protected]. [35] The Manchester City team struggled throughout the season, and was relegated to the Second Division. Trautmann was submitted into Prisoner Camp 50 with fellow class "C" prisoners, however, his classification as a Nazi isn't all cut and dry. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Click to rent The Keeper from Amazon Prime. Some of whom, crucially, represented Football League sides. As the pain did not recede, the following day he went to St George's Hospital, where he was told he merely had a crick in his neck which would go away. Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker. In 2004, he was appointed an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for promoting Anglo-German understanding through football. The communal rabbi eventually intervened and said he was not to blame, 'If this footballer is a decent fellow, I would say there is no harm in it. But despite making 545 appearances for the club, he wasnt always a fan favourite. He said: My first father-in-law Jack Friar was a real gentleman and had a Als Gefangener schon soll Trautmann ein Kind gezeugt haben - allerdings nicht mit Margaret. No substitutes were permitted in those days, so dazed and unsteady, he carried on. Trautmann was never the same keeper after he broke his The former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson named Trautmann as his boyhood hero,[66] and Gordon Banks cited him as an influence on his playing style. Trautmann has been accredited to a rise in attendances at St Helens Town - but with the crowds came scouts. According to Trautmann, his wife's struggle to come to terms with the loss ultimately resulted in the breakup of their marriage. 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