Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann plays 1956 FA Cup final with broken neck

Archive footage of the 1956 FA Cup final at Wembley, when German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann breaks his neck -- and plays on. Manchester City eventually beat Birmingham City 3-1. Trautmann, who has died aged 89, was awarded an OBE for his work in improving Anglo-German relations
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[@apocalypticjack1016]

My favourite City player ever! Absolute LEGEND!

[@ellis_2007]

How

[@epiceen9069]

​@MCFCLockss mate he broke his neck and played on, not to mention the fact that he won

[@zethicc7557]

who is here after watching "THE KEEPER" Official Trailer?

[@ionline5576]

Me

[@youshouldsubscribetothis6176]

Here after watching the movie

[@slywata7780]

Just watched the movie on a fligjt

[@nicolasdavies4129]

great story, horrible movie

[@ragnarlodbrok1233]

@@nicolasdavies4129 great story, great movie.

[@Spitfire560]

Having Watched The Keeper numbers of times, what you have to say is what a soldier literally having suffered a broken neck. Then dealing with torrents of abuse at the beginning of his footballing days and then the crowd coming to respect him as they realised that he was just a man who wanted to play football and live a humble future. YNWA. What a truly amazing player. Ending at the Keeper really was emotional to watch 😢

[@Justinsl]

Came from Instagram what a legend

[@user-qr3sk1oz3q]

Justin Slawski same

[@heighwaysonthewing]

He played with my mates granddad in the same prisoner of war camp for the same hut.

[@kyokei5262]

True legend, unbelievable man!

[@SimonB.]

fucking legend.

[@Diegomicod]

Eine wahre Legende.

[@yhvhheshem3230]

My grandad always told me about him since I was young

[@christinaamelia9344]

True legend.

[@sanmatrachatterjee5010]

And assensio can't even handle a lil pimple

[@Dragonball4eva]

It was an infection! Lol...

[@Bcfc2011]

Birmingham fan here: since he broke his neck I’m so disappointed that we lost this against a keeper that had a broken neck 😢

[@dchpredicts3359]

This Guy won an F A Cup with a broken frickin neck oh it’s true

[@micall7730]

Legend

[@muhammadfarhansitumorang5762]

Kiper dengan penuh sejarah♥️🇮🇩

[@hailhydra8888]

what a legend

[@allzastory6672]

I See hes a Superman... Brooken neck and still playing...

[@chadsylo1514]

this was just after war swell and he's in engalend but he was a smashing keeper and a legend

[@harithbaihaqi8829]

Legand never die

[@MohamedIbrahim-pb4cz]

Neymar left the chat

[@SapaHollidaySaparonia]

a gem ty

[@yigitcanbaysal824]

Amazing storry.If you want to learn more about Trautmann,watch _The Keeper_

[@Adam-ns1fh]

Grate💙

[@marinatrautmann1415]

Ele era meu avô q eu não conheci

[@khigashi]

História Pros Brother!!!!!

[@nordesteaqui649]

Lendário

[@bigbaus7648]

Einfach ein Held ❤

[@azul.sincero01]

*C'mon City!!* 💙

[@spiderwondergirl5631]

The best football keeper ever

[@Lyroxz]

@@Maelstrom04940 no goalkeeper could play with a broken neck today

[@mikefraser4513]

@@Lyroxz couldn't even play with a broken ego.

[@domL2507]

@@Lyroxz no goalkeeper SHOULD play with a broken neck

[@getupstairstobed]

Kurt Angle hasnothing on this guy lol

[@DeRijcke]

Kiper legend ,sedih liat film nya...

[@tabletsam5624]

Lew Jaschin said, there are only two worldclass Goalkeepers. Me and the German Boy Who Played for Man City.

[@Semih1963]

Futbolu küçüklüğümden beridir seviyorum. Güzel bir spor .Ama bert truatman gerçektende inanılmaz bir insan. Oynadığı maçlarda futbola güzel renkler kattığından dolayı teşekkür ediyorum. Adını efsanaler arasına yazdırmış olması bu beni dahada mutlu etti. Mekanın cennet olsun kral .

[@emilerhard4189]

Impressive

[@bfnbfn793]

I jst watched his movie 📈

[@amartyaroy3754]

Kurt Angle : Finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary

[@mobipie6936]

Don't need to volume up

[@gregval8011]

Who is here after watching the movie KEEPER???

[@davidenglish1321]

Its just ending

[@kyokei5262]

✋

[@stoopidchannel4188]

How is my man still alive?

[@jeryllchristian3673]

Abis dari insomnia auto mampir ke sini

[@warozzynyepak4647]

Insomnia

[@TerrorSpatz]

Germans... gotta love them

[@jociel012]

Ele machucou na final mesmo igual no filme

[@TheDocnshe]

A proper Man , not like todays footballers , overpaid Prima-Dona fairie Poofs . Come back Chopper Harris , Norman Hunter , Nobby Stiles and Dave Mckay .

[@ashtonwaters]

Jaap Stam, Paul Scholes, Eric Cantona?

[@pemditz4652]

John G barlow I agree this video needs to be shown to all the footballers out there today to show them what a real man is like

[@potatoking1656]

To be a proper man you have to risk your life

[@ttero]

Potato King Playing with a broken neck isn't being a man, it is being stupid

[@potatoking1656]

s i m p l I was being sarcastic

[@wimweender1306]

Immer durchgehen ✌😍

[@ardi9501]

DAMN WAS THAT QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND wtf

[@masonwoodhouse6589]

No that was the Queens sister Princess Margaret

[@zhaoeggy7189]

I actually tried to squish the spider on ur profile

[@Noah-gz8qm]

I PLAY WITHE A BROCKEN NECK WHAT

[@soundofeighthooves]

Grün ist unser Fallschirm.........

[@MrJakethechamp]

froh das junge herz

[@christopher-ke9nj]

God's teeth Bert I felt that

[@zerozilch]

Judges sit

[@igorturcan-osttech6198]

Germans are the best goalkeepers. And soldiers :)

[@thecraziestfool2079]

Just keepers

[@abhishektripathi6596]

You never Heard about we Indians

[@davidenglish1321]

Your better at football but not got a stitch on us when it comes to soldiers you tried 2 times and lost 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@rickserrao8538]

@@abhishektripathi6596 🤨

[@axeljensen1357]

thats why germany lost 2 world wars or what?

[@renmarkpedroso6366]

Is this the guy? N the upcoming film the keeper?

[@DudelPaul]

yes but he died 2013 :(

[@renmarkpedroso6366]

@@DudelPaul i see, football is such an amazing sport

[@ikhwangamingchannel7199]

Hey apakah ada orang indo daini

[@raphaelma2976]

bin wegen pro 7 hier xD legende.

[@jaqenhghar2379]

mr00 Jo ich auch, die Ski Olle die jetzt gerade kommt juckt mich nicht

[@raphaelma2976]

höhö... was dieses internet so alles kann xD

[@jaqenhghar2379]

mr00 Eigentlich schon ne witzige Geschichte Werbung ist jetzt vorbei !!

[@ekoevony4305]

He dosen use glove ,😱

[@sik3mbar372]

Kesini gegara insomnia film blue😭

[@yerielsapta3561]

Bener

[@caidefendergaming2891]

I am related to him

[@gregthedon9067]

Who won

[@jln01_73]

Man city 3-1

[@jamesiyer4937]

He only played the last 15 minutes with a broken neck, not the full 90 minutes...

[@Hicmu]

+James Iyer Still that's insane. Not like it's a normal thing staying on field with a broken neck

[@jamesiyer4937]

Hicmu true they didn't have subs then so he didn't have a choice. i guess they figured a gk with a broken neck is still better than an empty net lol

[@xshandy5812]

20 Min*

[@Mac2point1]

lets put some perspective on this, if he had a broken neck, he wouldnt be able to move it. he clearly is in this footage, so it BS he had a broken neck

[@darkdays9228]

Depends where he broke it to be honest, and a broken neck doesn't necessarily mean that he cant move. But he was a true legend for doing I it

[@Rajpeanut]

Mac2point1 After the game, Trautmann attended an evening's post-match banquet despite being unable to move his head, and went to bed expecting the injury to heal with rest. As the pain did not recede, the following day he went to St George's hospital, where he was told he merely had a crick in his neck which would go away. Three days later, he got a second opinion from a doctor at Manchester Royal infirmary. An X-ray revealed he had dislocated five vertebrae, the second of which was cracked in two. The third vertebra had wedged against the second, preventing further damage which could have cost Trautmann his life.

[@ronanrogers4127]

Mac2point1 ...you’re not an expert, in fact you’re more of an idiot. My 17 yr old nephew broke his neck diving into a river. He came out of the river feeling ok, except for a slight headache and a graze on his scalp. He continued to play with his brothers for a few hours, and his headache got worse. We drove home, had dinner, and the next day took him to the hospital where the severity of his broken neck was revealed. They cut a sizeable piece of bone from his hip, and fused it to the broken vertebrae. It’s ok not to know what you’ve talking about, less ok to state something so categorically when you have no idea.

[@bigbaus7648]

Legend

[@lucaselmigkeit]

what a legend