Name: Karl Barufka

Nickname: "Kalli"



Country: Germany
Club: VfB Stuttgart
Position: *CMF, DMF, AMF, SS, WF
Side: LF/LS
Age: 26-31 years (15/05/1921)

Height: * 174 cm
Weight: * 73 kg

Attack: 78
Defence: 72
Balance: 81
Stamina: 83
Top Speed: 82
Acceleration: 80
Response: 78
Agility: 81
Dribble Accuracy: 83
Dribble Speed: 78
Short Pass Accuracy: 81
Short Pass Speed: 75
Long Pass Accuracy: 82
Long Pass Speed: 79
Shot Accuracy: 77
Shot Power: 91
Shot Technique: 78
Free Kick Accuracy: 74
Curling: 67
Header: 72
Jump: 78
Technique: 86
Aggression: 77
Mentality: 83
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 79

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 6
Growth Type: Standard

CARDS:
P13 Long Ranger

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Middle Shooting

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Balanced


INFO

Karl Barufka played as left wing half and left winger, sometimes also inside left, very versatile player equally good in defensive and offensive tasks. Kalli was most known for his powerful shot with his left foot in which he had more strength than Ferenc Puskas. Barufka had very good technique, very combative player and worker with good running capacities. Barufka began his career at FC Schalke 04, during the Second World War interrupted by a brief membership in the Matrosenelf Wilhelmshaven. Only once stood in a Barufka Schalke final formation. The DFB Cup final in 1941 losing 1-2 to the squire with the Dresdner SC. Since that time there were no substitutes, it had Barufka hard to play to their team. The next stop was then the first FC Pforzheim, before he landed at VfB Stuttgart. With this club then he celebrated his greatest successes. In 1950, nearly struck in the final of the German Championship Kickers Offenbach 2-1. Two years later, the next title. This time the first FC Saarbrücken and similar hard-fought battle 3-2, defeated. A total of 183 league games played to the left-sided player for the Swabians, scoring 32 goals. The good appearance of the Stuttgart also led in total to more Schwaben players were called into the national team. Kalli Barufka also benefited, and came in his first international match after the war, on 22 November 1950 for use against Switzerland. 1951, followed by two more games against Switzerland and Austria. In 1954 Stuttgart Barufka succeeded again with the victory in the DFB Cup. After extra time, however, was the first FC Cologne with a goal by Erwin Waldner defeated 1-0. Earlier, the Stuttgart, however, had not covered itself with glory. First, a replay had against the amateurs of Bergisch-Gladbach last for the next round and also in the semi final against Tus Neuendorf also took two games before the final was reached. For Barufka it was also the last major success. A meniscus surgery in the same year marked the end of his career. After retiring, he was active for 22 years at the Hertie department store in Boeblingen in the sports department. Karl died in 1999.