One of the toughest and perhaps most important men to ever play football, Bernhard "Bert" Trautmann, died Friday morning at the age of 89. He had survived two heart attacks earlier this year, adding ...

Bert Trautmann, a former German World War II prisoner of war who became Manchester City's goalkeeper and helped the team win the FA Cup despite a broken neck for the last 17 minutes of the 1956 final, ...

FRANKFURT — Bert Trautmann, a former German World War II prisoner of war who became Manchester City's goalkeeper and helped the team win the FA Cup despite a broken neck for the last 17 minutes of the ...

Known as one of the most successful goalkeepers of all time, Bernhard "Bert" Trautmann accomplished great things during his 15 years at Manchester City. The German soccer legend died on Friday at the ...

Manchester City legend Bert Trautmann has been immortalised on film in the biopic 'The Keeper', telling the awesome and inspiring story of his life, from German prisoner of war to English football ...

The first time former Nazi paratrooper Bert Trautmann faced his new teammates, the English soccer club Manchester City, in 1949, he was welcomed with these words: “There’s no war in here, Bert.” The ...

Bernhard Carl “Bert” Trautmann OBE was born in Bremen, Germany, on 22 October 1923. He grew up during times of inter-war strife in Germany. In his early years he served in the Hitler Youth, joining in ...

Trautmann, who sadly passed away in 2013 aged 89, is portrayed by David Kross, with the actor describing his character as a 'very modest and polite man' as well as 'fearless and ambitious'. Life for ...