Heinrich Sonnrein

Heinrich Sonnrein (28 March 1911 in Hanau – 23 March 1944 in Monte Cassino, Italy) was a German football player.

Career
Sonnrein belonged from 1930 to 1942 to the resident in his birthplace 1st Hanauer Football Club 1893, for which he played until the end of the season 1932/33 in the Championships conducted by the South German Football Association championships in the district league Main / Hesse in the group Main point games. From 1933 to 1941, he played in the Gauliga Hesse, in one of 16 initially, later increased to 23 Gauligen at the time of National Socialism as the single highest league in the German Reich league games. His last season he played in the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau, in one of three new Gauligen, emerged from the Gauliga Hesse and the Gauliga Southwest. With his team, he won in 1935, 1936 and 1938, the Gaumeisterschaft and as a result took part in the respective finals for the German championship. He came in a total of 18 finals matches used and completed all games each - and, curiously enough - in Group D. Outstanding for him as a long-time captain of the black and white team from the sports field on Aschaffenburger Straße were the 3-0 victory on April 7, 1935 in the home game against VfB Stuttgart, as well as the goalless draw on 19 April 1936 against SV Waldhof with Otto Siffling and Helmut Schneider and the 5: 1 victory on May 10, 1936 in Kassel against Fortuna Dusseldorf, with the national team Paul Janes Jakob Bender, Ernst Albrecht, Felix Zwolanowski and Stanislaus Kobierski. He also played four games for the Tschammerpokal, since 1935 introduced Cup competition for club teams. He made his debut on September 22, 1935 in a 4-1 victory in the second final round in Herten at the local match association. His last cup game, he played on September 11, 1938 in the 0: 4 defeat against VfB Mühlburg in the first round.

National team
Sonnrein played two caps for the senior team, where he debuted on 19 June 1935 in Szczecin in a 5-0 victory over the national team of Estonia. His last game as a national player, he played on 15 March 1936 in Budapest in the 2:3 defeat against the national team of Hungary. He is the only player of the 1. Hanau Football Club 1893, which has come for a German national team used to this day.

Other
Sonnrein was by profession a clerk and in his spare time a passionate and talented amateur painter; used for military service, he fell during the Second World War in the Battle of Monte Cassino.

Successes
Gauliga Hesse Champion 1935, 1936, 1938