Peter Kupferschmidt

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1942|3|2}}

| birth_place = Szentfülöp, Hungary

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| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1956–1960

| youthclubs1 = Bayern Munich

| years1 = 1960–1971

| clubs1 = Bayern Munich

| caps1 = 221

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 1971–1972

| clubs2 = Sturm Graz

| caps2 = 27

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| years3 = 1972–1973

| clubs3 = Kapfenberger SV

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Peter Kupferschmidt (born 2 March 1942) is a German footballer who played for Bayern Munich during the 1960s.{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1969-70/11710/vereinsspieler_peter-kupferschmidt.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160204025022/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1969-70/11710/vereinsspieler_peter-kupferschmidt.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 February 2016 | title = Kupferschmidt, Peter | language = German | magazine = Kicker | accessdate = 1 April 2012}}

Early life

Kupferschmidt's story began in Filipovo, which is now in Serbia and known as Backi Gracac. His family had to flee when he was three years old and ended up in Munich, in Gartenstadt-Trudering. Kupferschmidt felt at home here, and as he had always played football, the sport played a big role in growing up. One day in the summer of 1956, a friend took him to FC Bayern Munich, and Rudi Weiß became his sponsor.{{cite web |title=Happy 80th birthday Peter Kupferschmidt! |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2022/03/peter-kupferschmidt-celebrates-80th-birthday |website=fcbayern.com |publisher=FC Bayern München |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=2 March 2022}}