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Rudolf Gramlich
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-06-06)6 June 1908
Place of birth Offenbach am Main, Germany
Date of death 14 March 1988(1988-03-14) (aged 79)
Place of death Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1923–1926 Borussia Frankfurt
1926–1929 Sportfreunde Freiberg/Sachsen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1939 Eintracht Frankfurt 200 (16)
1942–1943 SS Totenkopfstandarte Krakau
1943–1944 Eintracht Frankfurt
National team
1931–1936 Germany 22 (0)
Teams managed
1951–1952 Darmstadt 98
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Third 1934 Italy
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rudolf "Rudi" Gramlich (born June 6, 1908 – died March 14, 1988) was a German football player. He also became a football club chairman. During World War II, he was part of a group called the SS. After the war, he was questioned but later released. He then became the chairman of Eintracht Frankfurt, a famous football club. The club had a very successful time when he was in charge. In 2020, the club decided to remove special honors given to him because of his past links to the Nazi Party.

About Rudolf Gramlich

His Football Career

Before World War II, Rudolf Gramlich played football for Eintracht Frankfurt. He was a talented player. He also played for the Germany national football team. He played in 22 international games between 1931 and 1936.

He helped Germany get third place in the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy. He was also the captain of the German team. This team played in the Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

From 1939 to 1942, he was the chairman of Eintracht Frankfurt. This meant he was in charge of the club.

During World War II

Rudolf Gramlich joined the SS in 1936. The SS was a powerful group in Nazi Germany. In 1942, he worked as an SS officer in Krakow. This city was under German control at the time.

After the war ended in 1945, American forces arrested him. He was held in Frankfurt in 1947. He was questioned about his actions during the war. However, the case against him was later closed. He was cleared by other people who had also been in the SS.

After the War

Rudolf Gramlich became the chairman of Eintracht Frankfurt again. He held this role from 1955 to 1970. During this time, the club achieved great success.

In 1959, Eintracht Frankfurt won its only German championship. The next year, in 1960, they reached the European Cup final. They played against the famous Spanish team, Real Madrid. Eintracht Frankfurt lost the game 7-3.

In 2020, Eintracht Frankfurt made an important decision. They removed Gramlich's title of honorary president. This was because of his past involvement with the Nazi Party and the SS.

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