On 15 April 1964, he ended his career with a testimonial at Maine Road in front of a crowd officially numbered at 47,000, though the true figure was estimated to be closer to 60,000 with thousands locked outside. Trautmann won the FA Cup with Manchester City and played with a broken neck He was a prisoner of war and caused protest before a rabbi intervened By Amitai Winehouse For But the pain wouldn't go away and so three days later he was back. He was previously married to Marlis, Margaret Friar and Ursula Van der Heyde. Margaretpassed away on month day2005, at age 74 at death place, Indiana. [20], Trautmann's idiosyncratic style of play also had an influence on budding young goalkeepers at the height of his career. His past, including the Iron Cross he was awarded for bravery, had been well publicised and provoked public protests at his unveiling. Brought Up During Times Of Inter-war Strife In Germany Trautmann Joined The Luftwaffe Early In The Second World War Serving As A Paratrooper. In the 75th minute, Trautmann, diving at an incoming ball, was knocked out in a collision with Birmingham's Peter Murphy in which he was hit in the neck by Murphy's right knee. [30] Before his first home game, Alexander Altmann, the community rabbi of Manchester, had written a remarkable open letter to the Manchester Evening Chronicle, appealing to City fans and the Jewish community to treat Trautmann with respect. He reunited with his daughter in 1990, and with her mother, Marion Greenhall, in 2001. Wie Trautmann von der wahren Geschichte abweicht. Tragedy soon struck in his personal life. Margaret Friar of Newtown Square, Delaware County, Pennsylvania was born on July 30, 1895. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. On 15 April 1964, he ended his career with a testimonial in front of a crowd officially numbered at 47,000,[52] though the true figure was estimated to be closer to 60,000. ESPN consider Trautmann as one of the greatest FA Cup goalkeepers, with Trautmann representing Manchester City in two consecutive FA Cup finals in 1955 and 1956[68] while his lunge at Peter Murphy's feet to grasp the ball in the 1956 FA Cup Final is rated as the greatest FA Cup save; a save that broke Trautmann's neck. A legend was born. Trautmann spoke of how his first wife, Margaret, never recovered from the death of her son and died of a broken heart. In his early years he served in the Hitler Youth, joining in August 1933, and showed a keen interest in various sports including football, athletics, handball and volkerball, a form of dodgeball. Insgesamt war Trautmann bis zu seinem Tod dreimal verheiratet. 01.04.2019 - 11:00 Uhr Vor 4 Jahren aktualisiert. As the game rumbled into the second half, City were 3-1 up and their name was already being etched onto the cup. But despite making 545 appearances for the club, he wasnt always a fan favourite. Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann OBE was born in Bremen, Germany, on 22 October 1923. Sources: Rowlands, Trautmann: The Biography, p.252; James, Manchester City: The Complete Record, pp. Spurs eventually scored and order was resumed, but that wasn't to be the story. He had been offered repatriation and decided to turn it down in order to stay in England, the country he had grown to love. There was an error deleting this problem. In 2004, he was appointed an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for promoting Anglo-German understanding through football. 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But unlike the fans, director Marcus H. Rosenmueller decides to ignore the war, opening his film with the moment Trautmann was captured by Allied Forces and sent to a prisoner of war camp in Lancashire. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Trautmann was never the same keeper after he broke his neck. His first posting was in Myanmar (Burma), where he spent two years as the national coach, qualifying for the Olympics in 1972, and winning the President's Cup, a tournament contested by south-east Asian countries, later that year. Try again later. I thought you might like to see a memorial for John M. Trautmann I found on Findagrave.com. Cup. [49] Trautmann played in 34 matches, and though he did not play in the 92 defeat to West Bromwich Albion, an 84 defeat to Leicester City was a record for the most goals conceded by Trautmann in a match in his career,[50] and in the entire season he kept only two clean sheets.[51]. Many people in the local area supported one of the two Manchester clubs, so to stimulate interest Trautmann and Bernard decided to move matches to Friday evenings, when neither Manchester club would be playing. As the pain did not recede, the following day he went to St George's Hospital, where he was told he merely had a crick in his neck which would go away. It can be argued that football validates dangerous notions of nationalism, but as Rosenmuellers film demonstrates, it can also play an important role in the complex and lengthy process of peace and reconciliation. M: 516-361-4646. Trautmann was submitted into Prisoner Camp 50 with fellow class "C" prisoners, however, his classification as a Nazi isn't all cut and dry. England & Wales, Death Index, 1837-2005; FamilySearch Family Tree; 1911 England & Wales Census; 1940 United States Federal Census; View all records MyHeritage Family Trees. Trautmann was never the same keeper after he broke his Birmingham levelled but City struck twice in two minutes to go 3-1 ahead. Wann kommt Trautmann in den deutschen Kinos? With the closure of the POW camp imminent, he declined an offer of repatriation and stayed in England, working as a farmer and then in bomb disposal, whilst playing amateur football regularly for St. Helens Town. Other Works The incredible story of Bert Trautmann has been immortalised in a new film and MailOnline has an exclusive first look at the first UK trailer. He died on July 19, 2013 in La Llosa, Valencia, Spain. [82] He married Ursula von der Heyde,[14][83] a German national, while living in Burma in the 1970s, but divorced in 1982. "[34] Similar sentiments were expressed by the Manchester City forward Neil Young, who recalled that "the only way to beat him with a shot in training was to mis-hit it". Not long after embarking on his new career, Swift travelled to Munich with the United squad to report on the ill-fated trip to Red Star Belgrade. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Prior to kick off a swastica was raised above the evergreen and Germany's captain Fritz Szepan led the side in a Nazi salute. Over-winter hit-and-run attacks on Soviet Army supply routes were the unit's main focus and in spring, Trautmann was promoted to Unteroffizier (corporal). [89] The president of the German Football Association, Wolfgang Niersbach, said that Trautmann was "an amazing sportsman and a true gentleman a legend". Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Vc6hpNwjSMFGI3ieIv-ZAg',sig:'grKLnc-wxGdyd_F_kqCsij-VLuGt2dxwpSk0sXziI4I=',w:'594px',h:'482px',items:'1253383',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })}); Although hardened mentally after witnessing the massacring of Ukrainian Jews during the war, Trautmann never hid from his past. In total Bert Trautmann played 545 games for Manchester City ranking him fourth in the all-time list of appearances for the club. Before Don Revie became an icon in Leeds as their manager, taking them all the way to the European Cup final, he was a marauding forward for a plethora of clubs in the North. He would serve in the Luftwaffe as a paratrooper and fought on the Eastern Front. Once downgraded to a "B" class prisoner of war and living beneath the barbed wire fences of Prisoner Camp 50, Trautmann's footballing career was born. How he won the hearts of English fans and an English woman. Fast. (1990 -. But his days as an innovative goalkeeper were over, they had been for a while, and it was time for him to leave, and Swift recognised it. Without the rabbi's intervention, the rest of his tale may never have been told. The Welshman was thick skinned - and probably because his record speaks for itself, Five Champions Leagues, 111 caps for Wales and more Real Madrid goals than Ronaldo! Eventually, his own attitude would be reflected in the way the Jewish community responded to him which would prove crucial to his own football career. On his way up to the prisoner of war camp, he would have seen signs for Manchester, a city that in under two decades time would come to adore the German. Oxford United 0-3 Arsenal: Eddie Nketiah's quickfire double seals FA Cup progress for Gunners after Mohamed Elneny's opener as Mikel Arteta's side bounce back from poor first half to set up fourth round clash at Manchester City, How Reynolds and McElhenney turned Wrexham into FA Cup giant-killers: Pushing ahead with a new 5,500-capacity stand, paying EFL stars double the average National League wage and planning for a new training ground show Hollywood effect behind rise. [59], Trautmann excelled at shot-stopping, particularly penalties, saving 60% of those he faced over the course of his career. "Despite the terrible cruelties we suffered at the hands of the Germans we would not try to punish an individual German, who is unconnected with these crimes, out of hatred," he wrote in the Manchester Evening News. John, his firstborn son, was killed in a car accident a few months later. In spite of this, Trautmann persevered, and lived to the age of 89, dying in 2013. [54], After leaving City, Trautmann played for Wellington Town, who offered him 50 per match, signing in September 1964 to replace an injured regular keeper. [16] Trautmann, one of only 90 of his original regiment to survive the war,[11] was then transferred to a prisoner-of-war camp at Marbury Hall, near Northwich, Cheshire, and interned with other category "C" prisoners. He was initially sent to Occupied Poland, and subsequently fought on the Eastern Front for three years, earning five medals, including an Iron Cross. His faith in the Reich had been unwaved when he was deployed as a paratrooper on the Eastern Front - even when he witnessed a squad of SS soldiers kill a group of innocent Jews. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Stories soon began to emerge of a mysterious keeper in the North-West, a keeper unlike any other, a keeper who was hauling St Helens Town towards an unlikely promotion. She was buried on month day2005, at burial place, Indiana. Her father is so taken by Bert's prowess as a goal-keeper that he gets him out of the camp to play for his local team. [80], Trautmann married a St Helens woman, Margaret Friar, in 1950, but they divorced in 1972. Trautmann refused an offer of repatriation, and following his release in 1948 decided to settle in Lancashire, combining farm work with playing goalkeeper for a local football team, St Helens Town. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Yet, Trautmann opted to stay - in many ways he was unceremoniously English. [31] He continued to receive abuse from crowds at away matches, which affected his concentration in some early games; in December 1949, he conceded seven goals at Derby County.[32][33]. Unlike modern football, no substitutes were allowed and City would have had to put an outfield player in goal and finish the match with 10 men. Memorial ID. Burial Details Unknown. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Despite his injury, he continued to play, making crucial saves to preserve his team's 31 lead. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Spurs were no strangers to political statements, as prior to World War II, White Hart Lane had hosted a friendly between Germany and England. | Margaret Friar. The pair first meet when Margaret accompanies her father on a routine supply trip to the PoW camp. GREAT NEWS! Manchester City, now owned by billionaires and the current Premier League champions, were a top-level side unlike St Helens. He grew up during times of inter-war strife in Germany. This is Bert, he announces as they enter the dressing room, from Bradford.. The war had chewed him up and spat him out of his comfort zone, yet called him back to the war-sickened streets when he was thrown into a unit made up of remnants of a plethora of old regiments, all of whom had been decimated on the Eastern Front. Average Age & Life Thanks for your help! Its a moment of offhand humour, but a joke rooted in truth, as it was during his time with St Helens that Trautmann first became known as Bert, because his team-mates struggled with the abbreviated version of his name, Bernd. [87], Trautmann died at home in Spain on 19 July 2013 at the age of 89. How could they cheer on a man who just five years ago had fought on the other side of the war? He started his career with non-league club St Helens Town, but the film focuses on the romance that flourished between Trautmann and Margaret, the daughter of St Helens Town manager Jack Friar. Across from Trautmann sat Eric Westwood, the club captain and Normandy veteran. As Trautmann followed the City players onto the pitch he wore a sombre grin, making a bit of history in being the first German to play in the FA Cup final. Manchester City supporters will remember Trautmann best for bravely playing the final 17 minutes of their 1956 FA Cup victory with a broken neck. [64] As a former handball player, Trautmann was adept at throwing the ball long distances, an attribute he used to start attacking moves,[20] particularly after witnessing the Hungarian goalkeeper Gyula Grosics use such tactics to good effect in Hungary's 63 victory over England in 1953. The damage caused to the city by the Luftwaffe meant former paratrooper Trautmann was a target of hatred for the crowd, who yelled "Kraut" and "Nazi". The boos died and worry set in - this should have been an easy three points for Spurs but Trautmann had other ideas with an inspired performance. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. [24] By 1952, his fame had spread to his home country, leading Schalke 04 to offer Manchester City 1,000 for his services. But by placing Trautmann in the Friar household, Rosenmueller can explore how the German coped with the daily barrage of bigotry he received from those unable to put their bitterness aside. However, the new squad had never made it to their post. Performances for St Helens gained Trautmann a reputation as an outstanding goalkeeper, resulting in interest from Football League clubs. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Margaret Friar Trautmann Death - Obituary : Margaret Friar Trautmann Death has left friends, family and loved ones heart-broken as the news surrounding the death of Margaret Friar Trautmann was announced. The former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson named Trautmann as his boyhood hero,[66] and Gordon Banks cited him as an influence on his playing style. When Trautmann went to collect his medal, Prince Philip asked him: 'Why is your head crooked?'. Surely though, his mind drifted to his childhood friends, friends that barely made it to 20 - victims of the war. Sadly he died on 19th July 2013 at his home in Spain. After disappointment in the previous year's final, Trautmann was desperate to taste victory this time around, not just for him but everybody that had helped him restart life in England and repay the Manchester faithful for the forgiveness they showed him. The match received widespread media attention, as most of the British press were based there; several leading sportswriters watched Trautmann in action for the first time. [2] The bleak economic climate of the early 1930s forced the Trautmanns to sell their house and move to an apartment block in the working class area of Grpelingen, where Bernhard lived until 1941. Try again. [27] Though privately expressing doubts about the signing,[28] the club captain, Eric Westwood, a Normandy veteran, made a public display of welcoming Trautmann by announcing, "There's no war in this dressing room". Click to rent The Keeper from Amazon Prime. [24] Trautmann became the first sportsman in Britain to wear Adidas, thanks to his friendship with Adolf Dassler. When collecting his winner's medal, Prince Phillip commented on how crooked Trautmann's neck was. He was out of the game for around 6 months. New film The Keeper dramatises his story and the realities of his relationship with Margaret amid the tragic circumstances of his life. [29] Trautmann made his first team debut on 19 November against Bolton Wanderers,[24] and after a competent display in his first home match, protests shrank as fans discovered his talent. It was during this period that he became known as Bert. One was Lev Yashin, the other was the German boy who played in Manchester Trautmann. 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