Albert Brülls (26 March 1937 – 28 March 2004) was a German footballer who played 25 times for the West Germany national team,^[1] including matches in both the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups.^[2][3]

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Albert Brülls

Personal information
Date of birth	(1937-03-26)26 March 1937
Place of birth	Anrath, Germany
Date of death	28 March 2004(2004-03-28) (aged 67)
Place of death	Neuss, Germany
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1962	Borussia Mönchengladbach	163	(38)
1962–1965	Modena	63	(7)
1965–1968	Brescia	64	(6)
1968–1970	Young Boys
1970–1972	VfR Neuss	64	(18)
International career
1959–1966	West Germany	25	(9)
Managerial career
1968–1970	BSC Young Boys
1970–1972	VfR Neuss
Medal record Men's football Representing  West Germany FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1966 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Domestically he played for and was also captain of Borussia Mönchengladbach between 1955 and 1962. During this time he led the side to their first sporting achievement in 1960, when Borussia won the DFB Cup by defeating their archrivals 1. FC Köln 3–1. He then went on to become one of the first Germans to play for a club side outside West Germany, transferring to the Italian team FC Modena for a fee of 100,000 marks.