Erich Juskowiak (born 7 September 1926 in Oberhausen - died 1 July 1983 in Düsseldorf) was a former soccer player for the German national team between 1951 and 1959. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oberhausen (ˈoːbɐhaʊzən is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since He earned 31 caps and 4 goals for Germany. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports His nickname was "Hammer", his position was leftback. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring He played in the World Cup Finals in 1958 where Germany reached the semi-final. The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29.