Toni Turek

Toni Turek

Personal information
Full name	Anton Turek
Date of birth	(1919-01-18)18 January 1919
Place of birth	Duisburg, Germany
Date of death	11 May 1984(1984-05-11) (aged 65)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936-1941 1941-1943 1943-1946 1946-1947 1947-1950 1950-1956 1956-1957	TuS Duisburg Ulm TuS Duisburg Eintracht Frankfurt Ulm Fortuna Düsseldorf Borussia Mönchengladbach
International career
1950-1954	West Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Toni Turek is a former football player. He has played for West Germany national team. In 1954 he became world champion. He is called "Fußballgott" ("football god").

Club career statistics

Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Germany			League
1946-47	Eintracht Frankfurt	Oberliga	22	0
1947-48	Ulm	Oberliga	37	0
1948-49			28	0
1949-50			0	0
1950-51	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Oberliga	28	0
1951-52			30	0
1952-53			30	0
1953-54			30	0
1954-55			15	0
1955-56	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Oberliga	4	0
Country	Germany		224	0
Total			224	0

International career statistics

Germany national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1950	4	0
1951	4	0
1952	4	0
1953	4	0
1954	4	0
Total	20	0

Further reading

• Werner Raupp: Toni Turek - "Fußballgott". Eine Biographie. Hildesheim: Arete Verlag 2019.

Other websites

• Private archive of Werner Raupp, Hohenstein/Schwäb. Alb. Archived 2019-08-02 at the Wayback Machine