Adolf Jäger

Adolf Jäger (31 March 1889 – 21 November 1944) was a German amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Club career Jäger was born in a corner house in Eimsbüttel as the son of a shoemaker and began his career with the youth team of SC Union 03 Altona, for which he was also active as a schlagball. He was signed by Hamburg's Altona 93 in 1907, making his debut on Christmas Day of 1907 against the Dutch club FC Dordrecht, and going on to score over 2000 goals in over 700 amateur matches. However, the only proof or evidence, of this claim, may lie within newspaper articles from the time he played.

Two injuries further shortened his military career and saved him from the fate of his teammates, who would not return. He became the son of our city, and as such, several attempts were made to poach him, but like Uwe Seeler later at Hamburger SV, Jäger also remained loyal to his club. Jäger stayed loyal to the club for two decades (1907–1927), playing his last match on 6 February 1927, when he celebrated an acclaimed farewell, scoring twice for his North Germany team in a victory over West Germany. He was a member of the German Olympic squad that participated in the football tournament of the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, in which Germany only played in the first round as they were knocked out 1–5 by Austria, where Jäger scored Germany's only goal in the tournament. and is buried in Altona Main Cemetery.

Legacy Shortly after he died in 1944, the football stadium of his club Altona 93 was renamed as in tribute to Jäger.

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