Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann EK OBE BVO was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964. In August 1933, he joined the Jungvolk, the junior section of the Hitler Youth.

What happened to Bert Trautmann?

Trautmann died at home in Spain on 19 July 2013 at the age of 89. He had suffered two heart attacks earlier in the year. The president of the German Football Association, Wolfgang Niersbach, said that Trautmann was "an amazing sportsman and a true gentleman ... a legend".

How old was Bert Trautmann when he died?

It was a reunion of sorts when he collected his medal, the first time he had seen the Queen was the 1956 FA Cup and almost half a century on the Queen smiled and talked about how she remembered him, asking him about his neck. Trautmann died peacefully in 2013 at his home in Castellón in Spain, aged 89.