Walter Jestram

Walter Jestram was a German footballer who played as a Defender for BFC Germania 1888 and Berliner SV 1892 at the turn of the century.

Playing career Club career

On 15 April 1888, Jestram, together with his brothers Paul, Max, and Fritz, and seven school friends from Askanischen Gymnasium, founded the BFC Germania 1888, the oldest football club in Germany still in existence today. There was no football pitches at the time, so BFC was the first club to play on the Tempelhofer field, where an airport would later be constructed.

International career On 12 December 1898, Jestram started for a German selection in a friendly match in Paris against The White Rovers, a club team that consisted mostly of English players, helping his side to a 7–0 win in front of 580 spectators, and the following day, they defeated a Paris XI 2–1. (The Parisian newspapers refer to him by the pseudonym of "Walter".)

On 29 October 1899, Jestram started for a Berlin XI in a friendly against a Vienna XI at the WAC-Platz, scoring the opening goal in the 15th minute in an eventual 2–0 win. In the following month, on 23 and 24 November, Jestram played in two unnoficial historical matches between selections from Germany and England; Germany was trashed on both occasions (2–13 and 2–10), with Jestram scoring one of the consolation goals in both matches. In the following day, Andrew Pitcairn-Knowles, the editor of the Berlin illustrated magazine Sport im Bild., wrote that "the heroes of the day were Jestram, Willer and Kralle". Six years later, on 5 March 1905, he played in another Berlin-Vienna match, this time at home, helping his side to a 3–1 win.

Career statistics Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jestram goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Walter JestramNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRefs1 29 October 1899 WAC-Platz, Vienna, Austria Vienna 2–0 Friendly match 2 23 November 1899 Athletik-Sportsplatz, Berlin, Germany 2–13 2 24 November 1899 2–10

Honours Berliner SV 1892 German football championship: 1904