Georg Volkert

{{Short description|German footballer (1945–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Georg Volkert | full_name = | image = Georg Volkert (1977).jpg | caption = Volkert in 1977 | height = 1.78 m | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1945|11|28}} | birth_place = Ansbach, Germany | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|8|16|1945|11|28|df=y}} | death_place = Erlangen, Germany | position = Striker | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1965–1969 | clubs1 = 1. FC Nürnberg | caps1 = 105 | goals1 = 27 | years2 = 1969–1971 | clubs2 = FC Zürich | caps2 = 52 | goals2 = 15 | years3 = 1971–1978 | clubs3 = Hamburger SV | caps3 = 214 | goals3 = 62 | years4 = 1978–1980 | clubs4 = VfB Stuttgart | caps4 = 60 | goals4 = 26 | years5 = 1980–1981 | clubs5 = 1. FC Nürnberg | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 10 | totalcaps = 462 | totalgoals = 140 | nationalyears1 = 1968–1977 | nationalteam1 = West Germany | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 2 }}

'''Georg''' "'''Schorsch'''" '''Volkert''' (28 November 1945 – 16 August 2020) was a German professional footballer. He played in 410 games in Bundesliga and scored 125 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/players/gvolkertdata.html | title = Georg Volkert – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 30 April 2015 | accessdate = 5 June 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> He was also under contract in Switzerland, playing for FC Zürich.

A forward, Volkert won 12 caps for West Germany between 1968 and 1977.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/gvolkert-intl.html | title = Georg Volkert – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 30 April 2015 | accessdate = 5 June 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> He scored two goals in his debut.

Volkert began playing club football with local side SpVgg Ansbach. In 1963, he was transferred to Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg, where Volkert formed an effective attacking trio with Zvezdan Čebinac and Franz Brungs.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Nordbayern|title=Meisterspieler verstorben: Trauer um FCN-Legende Volkert|url=https://www.nordbayern.de/sport/meisterspieler-verstorben-trauer-um-fcn-legende-volkert-1.10356288|language=de|date=17 August 2020}}</ref> Volkert helped Nurnberg win the 1967–68 Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung|title=Zum Tod von Georg Volkert : Eine Nürnberger Legende|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/georg-volkert-tod-nuernberg-hsv-nachruf-1.5001510|language=de|date=17 August 2020}}</ref>

== Honours == '''1. FC Nürnberg''' * Bundesliga: 1967–68

'''Hamburger SV''' * UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1976–77 * DFB-Pokal: 1975–76

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== External links == * {{cci}} * {{Fussballdaten|volkertgeorg}} * {{WorldFootball.net|georg-volkert}} * {{NFT player|id=16926}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Volkert, Georg}} Category:1945 births Category:2020 deaths Category:German men's footballers Category:Germany men's international footballers Category:1. FC Nürnberg players Category:FC Zürich players Category:Hamburger SV players Category:VfB Stuttgart players Category:Bundesliga players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Sportspeople from Ansbach Category:Footballers from Middle Franconia Category:West German men's footballers Category:West German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:West German expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland