Max Breunig
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Max Breunig was a German
amateur football
player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
.
Breunig, a midfielder, started his career at Karlsruher FV
in 1908, and on the final day of the 1909/10 German League season, he scored the winning goal (a penalty kick
) in a 1-0 win against Holstein Kiel
to win the championship. In 1913 he signed for 1. FC Pforzheim
but his football career ended when the First World War began.
He captained the German national team
in all nine games he played for them and was a member of the German 1912 Olympic squad
and played one match in the main tournament. He scored one goal at international level.
After his playing days, he became a teacher and he also went on to manage Karlsruher from 1921 until 1922, FC Basel
from 1922 to 1923 and TSV München 1860 from 1925 until 1928 and from 1930 until 1934.
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
amateur football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
.
Breunig, a midfielder, started his career at Karlsruher FV
Karlsruher FV
Karlsruher FV is a German association football club that plays in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. Established on 17 November 1891, KFV was a founding member of the German Football Association in 1900. The team went on to capture the national championship in 1910 with a 1–0 victory over Holstein Kiel...
in 1908, and on the final day of the 1909/10 German League season, he scored the winning goal (a penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
) in a 1-0 win against Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. Through the 1910s and 1920s the club was a dominant side in northern Germany winning six regional titles and finishing as runners-up another six times...
to win the championship. In 1913 he signed for 1. FC Pforzheim
1. FC Pforzheim
1. FC Pforzheim was a German association football club playing in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club was established on 5 May 1896 and was a founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900. In 2010 it merged with VfR Pforzheim to 1. CfR Pforzheim.-Early success:The club...
but his football career ended when the First World War began.
He captained the German national team
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
in all nine games he played for them and was a member of the German 1912 Olympic squad
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the fourth time football was on the Olympic schedule. The tournament was contested between 11 nations, all of them from Europe, with Great Britain winning the gold medals...
and played one match in the main tournament. He scored one goal at international level.
After his playing days, he became a teacher and he also went on to manage Karlsruher from 1921 until 1922, FC Basel
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
from 1922 to 1923 and TSV München 1860 from 1925 until 1928 and from 1930 until 1934.