Andreas Kupfer

Kupfer played for VfR 07 Schweinfurt until 1933 and then joined 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 for the rest of his career. On the national level he played for Germany national team (44 matches/1 goal), and was a participant at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Kupfer was one of two FC Schweinfurt 05 players featured in the Breslau Elf that beat Denmark 8:0 in Breslau in 1937 and went on to win 10 out 11 games played during that year. 'Anderl' Kupfer was one of the best half backs in the history of German football and is the only player to have played Germany's last international game before the end of World War II (played in 1942) and the first one after the war (in 1950). Kupfer became famous in German football as a left-footed right half and together with his Schweinfurt club colleague Albin Kitzinger formed the best half back duo in German football. Playing between the two-halves was center half Ludwig Goldbrunner and this trio was considered the best assembly of halves during the time Germany played the 2-3-5 system. Kupfer was a player that fascinated the crowds with his elegant ways of playing. He was a master of kicking the ball with just moving his ankle joint. In 1938 he was called up to play for the Europe XI against England at Highbury Stadium on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Football Association. He finished his active career in 1954 after having played in over 650 games for 1. FC Schweinfurt 05. In his 1978 book Fussball, Helmut Schön characterised Kupfer as…

Club

Gauliga Bayern Champion: (2) 1938–39, 1941–42 Runner-up: (2) 1936–37, 1942–43 Tschammerpokal Semi-finalist: 1936

Individual

Europe XI: 1938