While working on bomb disposal in Huyton, he played amateur football for St Helens Town. Manchester City supporters will remember Trautmann best for bravely playing the final 17 minutes of their 1956 FA Cup victory with a broken neck. With The Keeper, they have plenty of inspiration. During training, he showed little aptitude for radio work, and transferred to Spandau to become a Fallschirmjger (paratrooper). He spent the last few years of his life working to foster Anglo-German relations through football, before dying in July 2013. Oops, something didn't work. Sources: Rowlands, Trautmann: The Biography, p.252; James, Manchester City: The Complete Record, pp. Margaret Friar Trautmann Death - Obituary : Margaret Friar Trautmann Death has left friends, family and loved ones heart-broken as the news surrounding the death of Margaret Friar Trautmann was announced. Trautmann was never the same keeper after he broke his neck. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Margaret Trautmann Wife Of Manchester City Footballer Bert Trautmann Bernhard Carl 'bert' Trautmann Obe (born 22 October 1923) Is A German Former Professional Footballer Who Played For Manchester City From 1949 To 1964. Brought Up During Times Of I Stock Image by ANL for editorial use, Dec 3, 1950 He died on July 19, 2013 in La Llosa, Valencia, Spain. As the following season commenced, a number of League clubs showed interest in signing him. Trautmann met and later married the club secretarys daughter Margaret Friar and credits the time he spent here as being a big part of his learning curve about life. An estranged daughter, born out of wedlock before his marriage to Margaret, tracked him down. 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On 15 April 1964, he ended his career with a testimonial at Maine Road in front of a crowd officially numbered at 47,000, though the true figure was estimated to be closer to 60,000 with thousands locked outside. From there the soldier was taken to Ostend, Belgium, yet upon discovering the soldier was some-what of a serial escape artist after evading Russian and French captures, he was transferred to British shores, to Essex. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. The remarkable reconciliation tale of Bert Trautmann - and [84] From 1990, Trautmann lived with his third wife Marlis in a small bungalow on the Spanish coast near Valencia. A legend was born. Birmingham levelled but City struck twice in two minutes to go 3-1 ahead. [9], In October 1941, he rejoined the 35th Infantry Division at Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, where the German advance had halted. Try again later. Eventually, his own attitude would be reflected in the way the Jewish community responded to him which would prove crucial to his own football career. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Trautmann Refused An Offer Of Repatriation And Following His Release In 1948 He Settled In Lancashire Combining Farm Work With Playing As Goalkeeper For Local Football Team St Helens Town. Many people in the local area supported one of the two Manchester clubs, so to stimulate interest Trautmann and Bernard decided to move matches to Friday evenings, when neither Manchester club would be playing. Tragedy soon struck in his personal life. John, his firstborn son, was killed in a car accident a few months later. 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In spite of this, Trautmann persevered, and lived to the age of 89, dying in 2013. Burial Details Unknown. However in the following year City returned to Wembley beating Birmingham City 3-1 to win the 1956 F.A. [2] The bleak economic climate of the early 1930s forced the Trautmanns to sell their house and move to an apartment block in the working class area of Grpelingen, where Bernhard lived until 1941. Trautmann embodied Hitler's image of Nazi Germany, a greater Germany - he was the peak of the Aryan race. In August 1933, (aged 9), he joined the Jungvolk, the junior section of the Hitler Youth. He said: My first father-in-law Jack Friar was a real gentleman and had a The German Football Association then sent Trautmann as a development worker to countries without national football structures. Please try again later. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. The soldier was one of a handful of survivors, somehow surviving under a collapsed school with tons of rumble on top of him. You can always change this later in your Account settings. At the start of his confinement, Trautmann came down with acute appendicitis, and spent the remainder of his sentence in a military hospital. Following Germany's surrender and Hitler's suicide, Trautmann declined repatriation to return home when offered by the British Government. Official Sites. Their heartbreak causes Margaret to grow more distant from Bert, while he himself becomes convinced that his loss is a karmic consequence of his inaction when witnessing war atrocities in Ukraine, [8] and the film leaves them still working through the resulting difficulties in their marriage. Bert Trautmann was first married in 1950 to Margaret Friar. Manchester City held on for the victory, and Trautmann was the hero because of his spectacular saves in the last minutes of the match. The war had affected everyone across the globe, some in more ways than one, the City dressing room was no different. He made a series of heroic saves and City held on. Teilen. No other sport is as classless, universal and representative of society as a whole than football, and when used correctly it can help break down identity structures tied to conflict and replace them with new identity structures anchored to more positive and peaceful relationships with communities. The first to offer him a contract was Manchester City, a club playing in the highest level of football in the country, the First Division. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Bert Trautmann to this day remains one of Manchester Citys favourite sons not just known for his skills and bravery, but also for his work in strengthening Anglo German relations, for which he received an OBE in 2004. [76] He was appointed an honorary OBE in 2004 for his work in Anglo-German relations,[77] and received the award at the British Embassy in Berlin, making him possibly the only person to have won an OBE and an Iron Cross. His final game was on 28th March1964 away to Preston North End at Deepdale, in Division 2, ending in a 0-2 defeat. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. [41], During the previous final, nerves had contributed to the opposition scoring an early goal, but the City team was more settled on this occasion. Rosenmuellers film may struggle to articulate the complexities of Trautmanns character, but the role he played in changing public opinion cant be ignored and, if ever there was a story of forgiveness and reconciliation that needed retelling right now, it would surely be his. The Welshman was thick skinned - and probably because his record speaks for itself, Five Champions Leagues, 111 caps for Wales and more Real Madrid goals than Ronaldo! This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. However, three weeks later saw life hit Trautmann even harder, with his five-year-old-son John being knocked down and killed after buying sweets near his home in Bramhall, Cheshire. Trautmann spoke of how his first wife, Margaret, never recovered from the death of her son and died of a broken heart. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Trautmann's great-grandson Damon (Image: Daily Post Wales) While Margaret remained on Anglesey, Bert moved on and went on to marry two more times before he passed Thanks to Altmann, after a month it was all forgotten, he told theGuardian columnist Louise Taylor three years before his death in 2013. Thankfully Trautmann, the new movie about former Manchester City goalkeeper Bernhard Trautmann (David Kross), celebrates footballs ability to bring enemies together. [38], Using the Revie Plan, Manchester City reached the 1955 FA Cup Final, in which Trautmann became the first German to play in an FA Cup final. GREAT NEWS! City scored early against Birmingham. His reputation grew quickly and the first club to offer him a contract was Manchester City, in Division 1. We do interviews, we do features, we do reviews. At the end of the game, Trautmann received a standing ovation from all around the ground. In October 1949, he signed for Manchester City, a club playing in the country's highest level of football, the First Division. To use this feature, use a newer browser. The pair first meet when Margaret accompanies her father on a routine supply trip to the PoW camp. [13] Fearing he was about to be executed, Trautmann fled. On 15 April 1964, he ended his career with a testimonial in front of a crowd officially numbered at 47,000,[52] though the true figure was estimated to be closer to 60,000. [3] He took to playing for the football club with enthusiasm, but the YMCA activities did not interest him to the same extent. During that match, Trautmann would make an exceptional save with his side 3-1 ahead, He was treated in the goalmouth and thought he had only hurt his neck he had broken it, The lack of substitutes in football meant that Trautmann decided to play on for the whole game, City and Trautmann would go on to lift the FA Cup after his heroic saves in the last 15 minutes, The goalkeeper would only find out he had broken his neck three days after the final. Trautmann has been accredited to a rise in attendances at St Helens Town - but with the crowds came scouts. Likes. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. [87], Trautmann died at home in Spain on 19 July 2013 at the age of 89. When Trautmann tried to get his feet he couldn't, the ball wasn't in is grasp and he couldn't see it. [45] Three days later, he got a second opinion from a doctor at Manchester Royal Infirmary. [46], Trautmann's convalescence took several months, resulting in him missing a large part of the 195657 season. Instead, British audiences will soon be able to watch a movie based on the life titled 'The Keeper'. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Do not sell or share my personal information. [73][74][75], In 1997, Trautmann received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Further problems were caused by the loss of Jimmy Meadows to injury after 18minutes, leaving City with 10men,[39] a disadvantage that meant Trautmann's ability to start attacks from throws was limited. For the remaining time he defended his net, making a crucial interception to deny Murphy once more. There have only been two world-class goalkeepers. 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