| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaiserslautern, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 1995 (aged 68) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1943–1962 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| National team | |||
| 1951–1956 | West Germany | 16 (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1965 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Werner Liebrich (18 January 1927 – 20 March 1995) was a German football (soccer) player and coach. He was born in Kaiserslautern.
He played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern[1], with which won the German championship in 1951 and 1953.
He was a member of the West Germany team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He appeared in 16 matches for the Germany national football team[2], including the 1954 World Cup final. He was the player to injure Hungarian team captain Ferenc Puskás during the two teams first game on the tournament in the group stage. Puskás was forced to miss the next two matches of his team, and has only shown up in the final against Germany again, still in a questionable condition.
He was the coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 1964–65 season. He died in Kaiserslautern.
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