Jakob Eckert

Jakob Eckert (18 October 1916 – 5 June 1940) was a German international footballer.[1]

Jakob Eckert

Personal information
Date of birth	18 October 1916
Place of birth	Monsheim, Germany
Date of death	5 June 1940 (aged 23)
Place of death	Villers-Carbonnel, France
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Wormatia Worms
National team
1937	Germany	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Eckert served in World War II, and died on 5 June 1940 in Villers-Carbonnel, France at the age of 23.[2]

References

1. Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. August 2010. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-3-7679-0914-4. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
2. "Jakob Eckert". German War Graves Commission (in German). Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.