Gerhard Siedl

{{short description|German footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gerhard Siedl

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| fullname = Gerhard Leopold Karl Siedl

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|3|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Munich, Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|5|9|1929|3|22|df=y}}

| death_place = Munich, Germany

| height =

| position = Striker

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| years1 = 1945–1948

| years2 = 1948–1949

| years3 = 1953–1956

| years4 = 1956–1957

| years5 = 1957–1960

| years6 = 1960–1961

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| clubs1 = FC Bayern Munich

| clubs2 = Borussia Neunkirchen

| clubs3 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| clubs4 = Karlsruher SC

| clubs5 = FC Bayern Munich

| clubs6 = FC Basel

| clubs7 = AZ

| clubs8 = SV Austria Salzburg

| clubs9 = FC Dornbirn 1913

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| caps3 = 94

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| caps6 = 10

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| goals3 = 42

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| goals6 = 1

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| nationalyears1 = 1951–1956

| nationalyears2 = 1957–1959

| nationalteam1 = Saarland

| nationalteam2 = West Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 3

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Gerhard Leopold Karl Siedl (22 March 1929 – 9 May 1998){{cite web|url=https://www.saar-nostalgie.de/Nationalmannschaft1Anhang.htm|title=Die Spieler der saarländischen Fußball-Nationalmannschaft|accessdate=7 May 2017|author=Martin Neu|language=German|publisher=Saar Nostalgie}} was a German footballer who played international football for both the Saar and West German national teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/siedl-intlg.html|title=Gerhard Siedl – International Appearances|website=RSSSF|accessdate=2008-04-17}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/double-caps.html|title=Players Appearing for Two or More Countries|website=RSSSF|accessdate=2008-04-17}} In 1953, he scored the winning goal in Oslo against Norway in the qualifiers for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. The match was Saar's only road victory in its brief history.

During his club career he played for FC Bayern Munich (1945–1948, 1951–1953, 1957–1960), Borussia Neunkirchen (1948–1949), 1. FC Saarbrücken, Karlsruher SC, FC Basel, AZ, SV Austria Salzburg, and FC Dornbirn 1913. With Bayern he won the 1957 DFB-Pokal.

Sources and References

  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. {{ISBN|978-3-7245-2027-6}}

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