Hans Kalb (3 August 1899 – 5 April 1945) was a German international footballer.

International career

The 1. FC Nürnberg player won 15 caps (two goals) for Germany. Kalb was sent off in the match against Uruguay at the 1928 Olympic Games for a deliberate foul against Uruguayan goal scorer Pedro Petrone. Uruguay won the game 4-1, and Kalb received a one year ban from the German Football Association, which ended his international career.

Hans Kalb

Personal life

In the First World War he served as an artilleryman in the German Army.

Hans Kalb

Outside football, Kalb was a dental surgeon who practised in Nuremberg. He died from an infection contracted in surgery.

Hans Kalb

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1899 births

1945 deaths

Footballers from Nuremberg

Men's association football defenders

German men's footballers

Germany men's international footballers

Olympic footballers for Germany

Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics

1. FC Nürnberg players

German Army personnel of World War I