August Gottschalk

August Gottschalk (Essen, 14 December 1921 – Essen, 27 November 2014)^[1][2] was a German footballer who played as a forward.^{[citation needed]}

August Gottschalk

Personal information
Full name	August Gottschalk
Date of birth	(1921-12-14)14 December 1921
Place of birth	Essen, Germany
Date of death	27 November 2014(2014-11-27) (aged 92)
Place of death	Essen, Germany
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–1939	Preußen Essen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1945	Rot-Weiss Essen
1945–1946	Preußen Essen
1946–1955	Rot-Weiss Essen
Managerial career
1955–1956	SV Borbeck
	BV Altenessen 06
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

He debuted professionally in 1939 with Rot-Weiss Essen. In his first stint with the club, he played for six seasons. He left the club in 1945 to play for a year for Preußen Essen. At the end of the 1945/1946 season, he returned to the Rot-Weiss Essen, where he played for another nine seasons. In this second stint with Rot-Weiss Essen he scored 99 goals in 186 matches. He was captain of the team when it won the DFB-Pokal in 1953 and Bundesliga championship in 1955.^{[citation needed]}