Kurt Meyer (footballer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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German footballer
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About Kurt Meyer (footballer)
- Kurt Meyer (4 February 1921 – 23 August 2008), nicknamed Meyer 15 or respectfully Fußballopa (Soccer Grandpa), was a German amateur soccer player for Blau-Weiß Post Recklinghausen.
- He achieved nationwide fame when he scored the German ARD Goal of the Month and later the ARD Goal of the Year in 2001 at age 80.
- He is by far the oldest player to have won any of these awards. The goal itself, scored in the match of Blau-Weiß-Post Recklinghausen against FC Jung-Siegfried Hillerheide was a strong 15-yard blast over the goalie, filmed with amateur footage.
- When it was screened on TV, Meyer became an instant national hero. As a side note, he also used his fame to sign a sponsorship with a drug store.
- He once trained German soccer international Martin Max when he was a child.
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