About Alfrēds Plade
Lived 1905 – 1944 (aged 38). Alfrēds Plade was a Latvian association football player.
Alfrēds Plade (11 June 1905 – 29 March 1944) was a Latvian footballer who played as a midfielder. He made one appearance for the Latvia national team in 1923 and was part of the squad at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Personal life and death Plade was born in Riga, son of cantor Jekabs Plade and his wife Sofija Rozalija (nee Veikmane). He was one of four Plade brothers who played for the Latvia football team, the others were Voldemars, Kurts and Teodors. He did compulsory military service in a Latvian Army tank regiment in 1925-26 and worked as a cantor.
In 1939, unlike his brothers he did not repatriate to Germany as a Baltic German and remained a Latvian national. During the German occupation of Latvia in World War II he joined the Latvian Auxiliary Police and was killed in action on the Russian Front in March 1944.
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Who was Alfrēds Plade?
Latvian association football player (1905-1944)
When was Alfrēds Plade born?
Alfrēds Plade was born on 11 June 1905 in Riga.
When did Alfrēds Plade die?
Alfrēds Plade died on 22 March 1944 in Soviet Union.
What was Alfrēds Plade's occupation?
Alfrēds Plade was an association football player.
What nationality was Alfrēds Plade?
Alfrēds Plade was Latvian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alfrēds Plade. https://biography.guide/alfreds-plade/
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