Yes, he said he'd had a trial for Schalke 04, hence, presumably, the Schalke tattoos.RudyWerner wrote:I think he said in the film he was going to be a soccar player after the war or something, he is the one who gets his legs blown off in the underground tunnels and later dies.
I'd be interested to see if the Schalke tattoos are of period emblems, as football clubs often change their badges on a regular basis.