| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1926-10-26)26 October 1926 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 May 1996(1996-05-23) (aged 69) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1943–1948 | Schalke 04 | 59 | (29) | |||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | STV Horst Emscher | 53 | (18) | |||||||||||
| 1950–1963 | Schalke 04 | 306 | (121) | |||||||||||
| Total | 418 | (168) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1950–1959 | West Germany | 19 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Bernhard "Berni" Klodt (26 October 1926 – 23 May 1996) was a Germanfootballer who played as astriker.
Klodt was born inGelsenkirchen-Bismarck; thegoalkeeperHans Klodt was his elder brother (they are among 14 sets of siblings to have played for Germany).[1] In his club career, Klodt played mainly forSchalke 04.[2] He debuted in the senior team of the club on 17 January 1943 at the age of 16, where he scored a goal in a 6–2 victory overWestfalia Herne.[3]
Aged 36, Klodt ended his career in 1963 with the start of theBundesliga. In his last game, he scored the only goal in Schalke's 1–0 victory against theBulgaria national team on 18 June 1963.[4] He played in 330Oberliga West games in which he scored 129 goals.[2]
Between 1950 and 1959, Klodt played 19 times and scored three goals for theWest Germany national team.[5] He was part of the1954 FIFA World Cup-winning squad, and also played in the1958 FIFA World Cup.
During the 1954 World Cup, Klodt had started in theoutside right position instead ofHelmut Rahn. He played in both games againstTurkey. Although he played fairly well in both games,Sepp Herberger decided to replace him with Rahn for the quarterfinal againstYugoslavia. Herberger's decision at first was not exclusively greeted with enthusiasm by the press, but after Rahn had scored against Yugoslavia, Klodt was out of the team for good. The basis for Herberger's decision was his hope that Rahn with his unconventional style and shooting prowess was more likely to turn around a game than any other player. Contrary to Rahn, Klodt was said to be less of an individualist and more of a teamplayer.[4]
After his retirement from football, Klodt among other things coached the youth team of FC Schalke 04 and also worked as salesman for a brewery. After suffering aheart attack and astroke in 1990, he was paralysed from the right.[4]
| Club | Season | League | German Championship | Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 | 1942–43 | Gauliga Westfalen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1943–44 | Gauliga Westfalen | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | ||
| 1944–45 | Gauliga Westfalen | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1945–46 | Landesliga Westfalen | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 1946–47 | Landesliga Westfalen | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 21 | 12 | ||||
| 1947–48 | Oberliga West | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 59 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 74 | 29 | |||
| STV Horst-Emscher | 1948–49 | Oberliga West | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 10 | ||||
| 1949–50 | Oberliga West | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 54 | 19 | |||||
| Schalke 04 | 1950–51 | Oberliga West | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| 1951–52 | Oberliga West | 28 | 16 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 18 | ||||
| 1952–53 | Oberliga West | 26 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 9 | ||||
| 1953–54 | Oberliga West | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | |||||
| 1954–55 | Oberliga West | 26 | 5 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||||
| 1955–56 | Oberliga West | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 15 | |||
| 1956–57 | Oberliga West | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 | ||||
| 1957–58 | Oberliga West | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 32 | 20 | ||||
| 1958–59 | Oberliga West | 28 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 14 | |||
| 1959–60 | Oberliga West | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||||
| 1960–61 | Oberliga West | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | |||||
| 1961–62 | Oberliga West | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 31 | 14 | ||
| 1962–63 | Oberliga West | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 306 | 121 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 350 | 137 | ||
| Schalke 04 total | 365 | 150 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 424 | 166 | ||
| Career total | 418 | 168 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 478 | 185 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany | 1950 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 3 | |
West Germany
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