Fritz Pliska (20 December 1915 – 28 August 1995) was a German footballer and coach in the German Bundesliga and in the Dutch Eredivisie. During World War II, he served as an army soldier in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

German Cross in Gold on 22 February 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19

Fritz Pliska

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1915 births

1995 deaths

Footballers from Gelsenkirchen

Recipients of the Gold German Cross

Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Military personnel from the Province of Westphalia

German men's footballers

FC Schalke 04 players

German football managers

Borussia Mönchengladbach managers

SV Waldhof Mannheim managers

Fortuna Düsseldorf managers

Bayer 04 Leverkusen managers

Roda JC Kerkrade managers

Men's association football defenders

German Army officers of World War II

Military personnel from Gelsenkirchen

Borussia Mönchengladbach players

West German men's footballers

West German expatriate football managers

West German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands

Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands

West German football managers

Fritz Pliska