Paul Janes

Paul Janes
Janes (r.) scores against Yugoslavia in 1939
Personal information
Date of birth (1912-03-11)11 March 1912
Place of birth Küppersteg, Germany
Date of death 12 June 1987(1987-06-12) (aged 75)
Place of death Düsseldorf, West Germany
Position(s) Right back, Sweeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1944 Fortuna Düsseldorf
1940–1941Wilhelmshaven 05 (loan)
1942–1944Hamburger SV (loan)
1943 → Fortuna Glückstadt (loan)
1945–1946 Fortuna Düsseldorf
1946 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)
1946–1951 Fortuna Düsseldorf
International career
1932–1942 Germany 71 (7)
Managerial career
1949–1951 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Eintracht Trier
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
1934 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Janes (11 March 1912 – 12 June 1987) was a German football player. He earned 71 caps and scored seven goals for the Germany national team from 1932 to 1942, and played in two World Cups: 1934 and 1938. Janes was a member of the Breslau Eleven that beat Denmark 8–0 in Breslau in 1937 and went on to win ten out 11 games played during that year.

The DFB lists him in the top 20 best German footballers of all time.