Name: Adolf Urban

Nickname: "Ala"



Country: Germany
Club: FC Schalke 04
Position: *WF, SS
Side: RF/LS
Age: 21-27 years (09/01/1914)

Height: 179 cm
Weight: 74 kg

Attack: 87
Defence: 34
Balance: 81
Stamina: 80
Top Speed: 86
Acceleration: 83
Response: 80
Agility: 81
Dribble Accuracy: 84
Dribble Speed: 80
Short Pass Accuracy: 77
Short Pass Speed: 73
Long Pass Accuracy: 83
Long Pass Speed: 77
Shot Accuracy: 85
Shot Power: 93
Shot Technique: 83
Free Kick Accuracy: 80
Curling: 69
Header: 77
Jump: 79
Technique: 85
Aggression: 89
Mentality: 81
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 72

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 5
Growth Type: Early Peak


CARDS:
P13: Long Ranger
P17: Free Roaming
S01: Reaction

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Middle Shooting - Reaction - Scoring

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack / Minded


INFO:

Ala was excellent striker who was unfortunately killed in World War 2, after netting 109 goals in 127 encounters for Schalke. Versatile player who mainly played as inside left and as winger on both sides both mostly on the left. He was most remembered for his rocket shot which was feared especially from his sharp free kicks. Besides he had good technique and goal instinct, knew to make excellent runs on the wing followed by great crosses or rocket shots but had problematic behaviour which led to many conflicts with his coaches and other people near him. Urban was among the large group Schalke player, whose parents immigrated to the then East Prussia to the Ruhr area. He played for FC Schalke 04 and was a member of the so-called gyro Schalke. With Schalke, he was five times German champions. He also wore 1935-1941 a total of 21 times the jersey of the German national team, where he scored eleven goals. He was a legendary player in the Breslau-Elf, which defeated Denmark 8-0 in 1937. An injury to left winger Emil Rothardt was nine years earlier had prompted coach John "Bumbas" Schmidt, make a spectacular change. The coach Urban ordered, until then mostly right wing, on the other wing. The home-grown was initially skeptical, but Schmidt would brook no opposition - and got it right. As left winger, Urban was an integral part of the gyro-Eleven. 79 goals in 80 Gauligaspielen testimony of his marksmanship as 30 goals in 47 games for the German championship finals. At 6-4 final victory against VfB Stuttgart in 1935 he succeeded with a superb solo run took the lead, 9-0 in the final 1939 against Admira Vienna, he also played in a match. Quite a few are convinced that the DM-1938 finals would not have lost against Hannover 96, Urban would not like defender Otto Schweisfurth have to pause for a meniscus injury.At the beginning of the Second World War he was one of the most popular athletes, their use has been identified as a soldier of the Nazi propaganda especially. He was in uniform on the front page of the then conformist "Kickers." As a soldier of the Wehrmacht, he played in 1940 at Gdansk ball game and ice skating association. End of January 1943 was approved in Demyansk a withdrawal of the front. The 126th Infantry Division, which included Urban's regiment fought, well east of the river Lovat - and stayed there after the retreat position. On 26 May 1943 there was great excitement in the hospital in Alexino: With a head injury and a lung shot was Schalke's master players admitted there. The doctors operated immediately Urban, many voluntarily donated blood to save the 21-times the national player's life. But in vain: A day later, died at the age of just 29 years one of the best footballers, has produced the FC Schalke 04 each. A sad news that the BBC is widespread in their German news.

@JeanMarc: Just read the article about him on wikipedia again. There's one part that's quite interesting:
Der Rechtsfüßer war durch seine Vielseitigkeit im Angriff neben Ernst Kuzorra und Fritz Szepan wesentliches Mitglied des so genannten Schalker Kreisels. „[A]ngeschnittene Schüsse ins lange Toreck sowie mitreißende Alleingänge“ waren seine Spezialität"
If these informations are correct, the part in the stats should be changed from LF/LS to RF/LS. Or do you have any other informations regarding his strong foot?

http://www.schalke04.de/de/aktuell/news ... -213-.html
Finally "Ala" Urban has returned to his hometown..