Albert Mauer (12 February 1907, Peuerbach – 10 May 1999, Bytom) was a Polish footballer and ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.[1][2][3][4] After returning from forced labour in 1947, he was a tennis, hockey, and football coach for teams including Polonia Bytom, Start Katowice, Górnik Katowice, KS Baildon Katowice, and Chemik Kędzierzyn.[2][4]
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| Born | February 12, 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 10, 1999 (aged 92) Bytom, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Eugenia Józefa Konopacka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War II | ||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
editMauer was initially a footballer, playing for Pogoń Lwów youth and regular teams. He later began to focus on ice hockey, representing the Polish national team 14 times. In 1932, he was part of the team that finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played one match.[5][3][2] During World War II, he was sent by Nazis to forced labour in Austria and was only permitted to return to Poland in 1947. From there, he focused on coaching tennis, hockey, and football.[2]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Mauer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "MAUER ALBERT (1907-1999)". pkol.pl (in Polish). Polski Komitet Olimpijski. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010.
- ^ a b Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- ^ a b Albert Mauer at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
- ^ Albert Mauer at Olympics.com
- Albert Mauer at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Albert Mauer at Olympic.org (archived)
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