Oskar Rohr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 March 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Mannheim, Germany | ||
| Date of death | November 8, 1988 (aged 76) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1930 | VfR Mannheim | ||
| 1930–1933 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 1933–1934 | Grasshoppers Zürich | 20 | (23) |
| 1934–1939 | Strasbourg | 136 | (118) |
| 1940–1941 | Sète | ||
| 1945 | Schwaben Augsburg | 15 | (8) |
| 1946 | VfR Mannheim | 7 | (3) |
| 1946–1948 | FK Pirmasens | ||
| 1948–1949 | Waldhof Mannheim | 17 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1932–1933 | Germany | 4 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Oskar Rohr (April 24, 1912 – November 8, 1988) was a German footballer and one of the first footballers to play abroad in a foreign league. He was born in Mannheim, Germany.
Rohr, known primarily by his nickname "Ossi", began his career in the 1920s as a striker for hometown clubs FC Phönix Mannheim and later for VfR Mannheim. He was quickly marked as a talented striker with a natural instinct for scoring goals. Fueled by the desire to display his talents at a higher level, he signed with FC Bayern Munich in 1930. In his first season with FC Bayern, Rohr and his teammates barely missed out on the final round of the German Championship. In his second season with the club, FC Bayern went on to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt in the final and claim its first German Championship with a 2–0 victory. Ossi Rohr, who scored one of the two goals in the match against Eintracht, was German Champion at the young age of 20 years. The following year, Bayern's fortunes were significantly poorer, resulting in a mid-table finish within Bavaria. This lackluster finish encouraged Rohr to continue his career elsewhere.
At the age of 19, Rohr received his first German national team call-up by German manager Otto Nerz. There he found himself on the pitch with stars such as Ernst Kuzorra and Richard Hofmann. He played in a total of four national team matches through March 1933, receiving his first cap a year earlier against Switzerland (2–0) in March 1932. He later scored two goals in a 4–3 win against Sweden, one goal in a 1–3 loss to Italy, and two goals in a 3–3 draw with France. With five goals in four matches, Rohr looked to be on the verge of a very successful national career.
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