Friedrich "Fritz" Szepan (2 September 1907 – 14 December 1974) was a German footballer in the period leading up to and including World War II. He spent his entire career with Schalke 04 where he won six national championships and one German Cup. He is commonly regarded as one of the greatest Schalke players of all time.[citation needed] To celebrate the 100th birthday of the club, the supporters voted the Schalker Jahrhundertelf, the "Team of the century": he was included in the midfield. From 1929 to 1938 he played for the Germany national team which he led as captain in 30 matches and during two World Cups.
Usually a highly skilled midfielder, his versatility allowed him to play centre half and as forward. He was not very fast, however he compensated his lack of speed with fantastic intelligence, technique and positional play. Because of his extraordinary game understanding and leadership, he was later known as "Beckenbauer before the war".[1]
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Friedrich "Fritz" Szepan (2 September 1907 – 14 December 1974) was a German footballer in the period leading up to and including World War II. He spent...
Commonly regarded as the greatest S04 player of all time alongside FritzSzepan, Ernst Kuzorra is also commonly regarded as one of the greatest German...
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04 during the 1930s, young Rudolf Gellesch replaced FritzSzepan as inside forward, after Szepan had moved to the center half position. Being a talented...
Josef Stroh (1913-03-05)5 March 1913 (aged 25) 0 SC Ostmark Wien 4FW FritzSzepan (1907-09-02)2 September 1907 (aged 30) 30 FC Schalke 04 3MF Franz Wagner...
football competition was reintegrated into the DFB. West Germany, captained by Fritz Walter, met in the 1954 World Cup against Turkey, Yugoslavia and Austria...
commonly regarded as the greatest Schalke player of all time alongside FritzSzepan.[citation needed] A highly athletic, technical and prolific forward,...
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disappeared during the final stages of the Second World War. Schalke's FritzSzepan was the 1942 championships top scorer with eight goals. The 1942 championship...
approach used by Nerz from observing English football. Consequently, only FritzSzepan was a regular for both Schalke and the national team. Nerz's tactics...
Josef Streb (1912-04-16)16 April 1912 (aged 22) 0 Wacker München 4FW FritzSzepan (c) (1907-09-02)2 September 1907 (aged 26) 4 Schalke 04 3MF Paul Zielinski...
Kuzorra – 20 November 1927 Most international caps as a Schalke 04 player: FritzSzepan – 34 (1929–1939) Most international goals as a Schalke 04 player: Adolf...
Appearances and 419 Goals for Schalke, part of their 'Team of the Century' FritzSzepan (1907–1974), footballer with 34 caps and 8 goals for Germany, 6x German...
Willibald Kreß RB Sigmund Haringer LB Hans Schwartz RH Paul Janes CH FritzSzepan (c) LH Paul Zielinski OR Ernst Lehner IR Karl Hohmann IL Otto Siffling...
that some famous players, like FC Schalke 04's Tibulski, Kalwitzki, FritzSzepan, and Ernst Kuzorra, had less-than-German-sounding names and were mostly...
Oberliga West (II) through the early 1950s, SSV under the guidance of coach FritzSzepan, one-time star of Schalke 04 which had dominated German football from...
earlier form, playing just twice in 1945. Club legends Ernst Kuzorra and FritzSzepan managed the team during this period. They did gain some silverware towards...
Georgi Pachedzhiev Josef Ludl Jan Říha Richard Kuremaa Heinrich Uukkivi FritzSzepan Adolf Urban Lefteris Makris Antonis Migiakis Jenő Vincze Harry Duggan...
Ludwig Goldbrunner LH Stefan Skoumal OR Ernst Lehner IR Josef Stroh IL FritzSzepan (c) OL Leopold Neumer CF Wilhelm Hahnemann Manager: Sepp Herberger...
football competition was reintegrated into the DFB. West Germany, captained by Fritz Walter, met in the 1954 World Cup some of the teams they had played in friendly...
Bernhard Füller MF Otto Tibulski MF Rudolf Gellesch FW Herbert Burdenski FW FritzSzepan FW Hermann Eppenhoff FW Ernst Kuzorra FW Heinz Hinz Manager: Otto Faist...
Tibulski CH Hermann Nattkämper LH Rudolf Gellesch OR Ernst Kalwitzki IR FritzSzepan CF Ernst Poertgen IL Ernst Kuzorra (c) OL Adolf Urban Manager: Hans Schmidt...
the German team achieve a 4:1 success. Instead of the injured director FritzSzepan, Sepp Herberger played at the short-term "unofficial international match"...
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