Friedrich Hermann "Fritz" Buchloh (26 November 1909 – 22 July 1998) was a German football manager and footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. Buchloh was the last surviving member of Germany's 1934 World Cup squad.

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Fritz Buchloh

Personal information
Full name	Friedrich Hermann Buchloh
Date of birth	(1909-11-26)26 November 1909
Place of birth	Mülheim an der Ruhr, German Empire
Date of death	22 July 1998(1998-07-22) (aged 88)
Place of death	Germany
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1938	VfB Speldorf
1938–1939	Hertha BSC
1939–1945	Schwarz-Weiß Essen
International career
1932–1938	Germany	17	(0)
Managerial career
1939–1940	Víkingur
1949	Iceland
1952–1954	Schwarz-Weiß Essen
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany FIFA World Cup 1934 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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In the domestic league he played for VfB Speldorf.

He was a participant in the two World Cups, in 1934 and 1938 but didn't play a single minute in both tournaments.^[1] Buchloh won 17 caps for Germany.^[2] He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[3]

In the year 1949 he managed the Iceland national football team.