Wilhelm Hahnemann
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Wilhelm Hahnemann was an Austria
Austria
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n and German
Germany
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 football
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 player who started his career at Admira Vienna
VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
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.

International career

Hahnemann played 23 games from 1935 to 1938 for the Austria national football team
Austria national football team
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 and scored three goals in these appearances. In the 1935-36 Austrian league season he netted 23 goals for his club to become the league's top scorer.

After the Anschluss
Anschluss
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 that united Austria and Germany, Hahnemann played 23 matches for Germany's national team
Germany national football team
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 between 1938 and 1941, scoring 16 goals. He also appeared with the German squad that took part in the 1938 World Cup
1938 FIFA World Cup
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 in France
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.

In a 1940 international match he managed the feat of a double hat-trick in a 13:0 victory over Finland
Finland
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. The only player to score more goals for Germany in a single match was Gottfried Fuchs
Gottfried Fuchs
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 who scored 10 times against Russia at the 1912 Olympic games in Stockholm.

After his playing career, he became a manager with SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
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 and in Switzerland.

Honours

  • Austrian Football Bundesliga (6):
    • 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1947
  • Austrian Cup
    Austrian Cup
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     (3):
    • 1932, 1934, 1947
  • Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (1):
    • 1936

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