Fritz Keller

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Frédéric "Fritz" Keller (born Friedrich Keller; 21 August 1913 – 8 June 1985) was a German-born French football forward who played in the French top division for RC Strasbourg and for the France national team. Born in Strasbourg when it was part of Germany, he was the middle of three Keller brothers who all played for Strasbourg in the 1930s. He helped Strasbourg finish second in the 1934–35 league and reach the 1937 cup final. After Alsace was annexed by Nazi Germany, he joined the SS side SG SS Straßburg in the Gauliga Elsaß, a move some saw as opportunistic rather than ideological. He earned eight caps for France and scored three goals between 1934 and 1937, making him the first RC Strasbourg player to represent France. He debuted for France on 10 May 1934 against the Netherlands and played in the 1934 World Cup. His younger brother Curt Keller also earned one France cap in 1937, by which time Fritz’s international career had ended.