Rudolf Gellesch

Rudolf Gellesch (1 May 1914 – 20 August 1990) was a German football forward. Gellesch played for FC Schalke 04 (1926–1946) and TuS Lübbecke (1946–1950).

Rudolf Gellesch

Personal information
Full name	Rudolf Gellesch
Date of birth	(1914-05-01)1 May 1914
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, German Empire
Date of death	20 August 1990(1990-08-20) (aged 76)
Place of death	Kassel, West Germany
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1946	Schalke 04
1946–1950	FC Lübbecke
1950–1951	Eintracht Trier
International career
1935–1941	Germany	21	(1)
Managerial career
1950–1952	Eintracht Trier
1952–1955	Hessen Kassel
1956	Auswahl Frankfurt
1957	Auswahl Frankfurt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

On the national level he played for Germany national team (20 matches/1 goal),^[1] and was a participant at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He was the inside right of the Breslau Eleven that beat Denmark 8–0 in 1937 and went on to win 10 out 11 games played during that year. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.^[2]

One of the many talents emanating from FC Schalke 04 during the 1930s, young Rudolf Gellesch replaced Fritz Szepan as inside forward, after Szepan had moved to the center half position. Being a talented threader of moves on the pitch, he appeared to be a double of Szepan.

Selected filmography

• Das Grosse Spiel (1942)