Hans Tilkowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hans Tilkowski

German footballer

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1935

Place of Birth: Dortmund, Free State of Prussia, Germany

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Poland, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hans Tilkowski (born 12 July 1935) is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He was on the West German team that lost the 1966 World Cup final 4-2 to England. He was born in Dortmund, and started his career with VfL Husen 19 and SuS Kaiserau, then joined Westfalia Herne.
While there he played 18 times for the West Germany national football team.
His next team was Borussia Dortmund.
From 1963 to 1967 he played 81 times in the West German Bundesliga for Dortmund.
Tilkowski won the DFB-Pokal with Dortmund in 1965 and the European Cup of National Cup-Winners in 1966.
He was chosen German player of the year in 1965. Between 1963 and 1967 Tilkowski played 21 times for the West German national team.
He was a member of the World Cup squads of 1962 and 1966.
In 1962 he was the backup keeper, as coach Sepp Herberger chose the young Wolfgang Fahrian as the team's number one.
In 1966, Tilkowski was the No.
1 goalkeeper in the side, then coached by Helmut Schön, that lost the World Cup Final 4-2 to England.
He was the oldest player in the West German squad, celebrating his 31st birthday during the competition.
He was superseded in the national team by Sepp Maier. Tilkowski ended his career playing for Eintracht Frankfurt (40 games in the Bundesliga).He later took up coaching, taking charge of 1.
FC Nürnberg, Werder Bremen and 1.
FC Saarbrücken. In June 1959, he married Luise, they have two sons and one daughter.