Bert Trautmann

Soccer Player

Birthday October 22, 1923

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Bremen, Germany

DEATH DATE Jul 19, 2013 (89)

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About

Honored with the 1956 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award, he played through five dislocated vertebrae that year to help Manchester City win the 1956 Cup Final.

Before Fame

He fought during World War II as a paratrooper on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.

Trivia

He became a member of the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame in 2005.

Family Life

He had three children with his wife Margaret Fair who he later divorced.

Associated With

He played for Manchester City just like Abdisalam Ibrahim.