About Erich Juskowiak
Erich Juskowiak (7 September 1926 – 1 July 1983) was a German footballer who played as a left-back. He earned 31 caps and 4 goals for the West Germany national team between 1951 and 1959. He played in the World Cup Finals in 1958 where West Germany reached the semi-final. == Career == Juskowiak was born in Oberhausen. He served in World War II where he got injured several times and even survived a shot in the head. After the war, Juskowiak joined Rot-Weiß Oberhausen where he began as an outside forward. It soon was discovered though that he was more useful as a defender. After switching to the right-back position, he got the attention of West Germany national team coach Sepp Herberger and debuted for West Germany on 23 December 1951, against Luxembourg. Juskowiak's hopes of making the 1954 West Germany World Cup squad however did not materialize, as it took three years - now together with Toni Turek, the "football god" and world champion of 1954, playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf - before he played again for West Germany (December 1954). Switching from right back to left-back frequently in the next two years, Juskowiak finally settled as a left back in 1957.
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