Anton Langhans
Former referee (83) missing – FC Bayern asks for help
The police in Munich are using this photo to search for Anton Langhans
© Munich Police Headquarters
He refereed games in the 2nd league and was a member of FC Bayern’s referee department for many years: the record champions are also involved in the search for pensioner Anton Langhans, who was missing in Munich.
In Munich the police are looking for Anton Langhans, who was reported missing. The 83-year-old has been missing since Thursday. He was last seen outside a retirement home in Lochham.
Langhans is disoriented and suffers from an illness with cognitive impairments, according to the public investigation. Initial searches in the nursing home and in the area surrounding the facility were unsuccessful. Also the FC Bayern is participating in the search for the missing person, shared the call via X (formerly Twitter) and asked for information about Langhans’ whereabouts. The 83-year-old is “a deserving member of the FC Bayern referee department.”
Anton Langhans whistled in the 2nd league
Anton Langhans, known as “Toni”, was active as a referee in the 2nd Bundesliga in the 1970s and refereed a total of 28 games in the southern season between 1974 and 1980 in the then two-tier league. He made two appearances in the DFB Cup. On his 80th birthday three years ago, FC Bayern honored him with an article on the club’s homepage.
Now the association hopes to use its reach (almost seven million followers on X) to help ensure that the pensioner suffering from dementia is found safely and as quickly as possible. According to police, Langhans is 1.80 meters tall and slim, has gray hair and is partially bald. He was last seen wearing dark blue Adidas sports pants with red stripes on the side, a white T-shirt and gray slippers. The police in Munich or any other police station will accept information.
Sources: Munich Police / FC Bayern Munich on X / Worldfootball.de
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