August Gottschalk
{{short description|German footballer}}
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| fullname = August Gottschalk
| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Essen, Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|11|27|1921|12|14|df=y}}
| death_place = Essen, Germany
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1939
| youthclubs1 = Preußen Essen
| years1 = 1939–1945
| clubs1 = Rot-Weiss Essen
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| years2 = 1945–1946
| clubs2 = Preußen Essen
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| years3 = 1946–1955
| clubs3 = Rot-Weiss Essen
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| manageryears1 = 1955–1956
| managerclubs1 = SV Borbeck
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| managerclubs2 = BV Altenessen 06
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August Gottschalk (Essen, 14 December 1921 – Essen, 27 November 2014)[https://www.derwesten.de/sport/fussball/rwe/rwe-meisterkapitaen-august-gottschalk-ist-tot-id10085920.html RWE-Meisterkapitän August Gottschalk ist tot] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810055509/https://www.derwesten.de/sport/fussball/rwe/rwe-meisterkapitaen-august-gottschalk-ist-tot-id10085920.html |date=2016-08-10 }} {{in lang|de}}[http://www.rot-weiss-essen.de/neues/nachrichten/newsdetail/835-august-gottschalk-feiert-90-geburtstag.html August Gottschalk feiert 90. Geburtstag] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218050713/http://www.rot-weiss-essen.de/neues/nachrichten/newsdetail/835-august-gottschalk-feiert-90-geburtstag.html |date=18 December 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} was a German footballer who played as a forward.{{fact|date=February 2025}}
Biography
He debuted professionally in 1939 with Rot-Weiss Essen. In his first stint with the club, he played for six seasons. He left the club in 1945 to play for a year for Preußen Essen. At the end of the 1945/1946 season, he returned to the Rot-Weiss Essen, where he played for another nine seasons. In this second stint with Rot-Weiss Essen he scored 99 goals in 186 matches. He was captain of the team when it won the DFB-Pokal in 1953 and Bundesliga championship in 1955.{{fact|date=February 2025}}
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Category:German men's footballers
Category:Rot-Weiss Essen players
Category:Footballers from Essen