Wilhelm Simetsreiter

Wilhelm Simetsreiter
Personal information
Date of birth (1915-03-16)16 March 1915
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Date of death 17 July 2001(2001-07-17) (aged 86)
Position Left wing
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bayern Munich
International career
1936 Germany 8
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilhelm "Willy" Simetsreiter (16 March 1915 – 17 July 2001), popularly known as Schimmy, was a German footballer.

Biography

A native of Munich, Simetsreiter played his career along the left wing for his club Bayern Munich. He is usually considered the fastest-ever player at this position in the club's history.[citation needed]

He scored three goals against Luxembourg on 4 August at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics. At the time, the 21-year-old was one of the youngest players in the national side to score a hat-trick. During the 1930s, Simetsreiter was capped a total of eight times by the German national football team.

References

  1. ↑ "Wilhelm Simetsreiter". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (2 February 2017). "Wilhelm 'Willy' Simetsreiter - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 February 2017.