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Last update - 11:17 28/02/2008 Australian soccer player to be disciplined for dressing as Hitler By Reuters Tags: soccer, hitler, australia An Australian professional soccer player who attended a club celebration dressed as Adolf Hitler will be disciplined after Jewish groups complained, officials said on Tuesday. German-born Andre Gumprecht, 33, attended a post-Grand Final ceremony on Monday for his Central Coast Mariners team dressed in a khaki military uniform and moustache to resemble the former German dictator. "Hitler was such a monster and for a lot of people, it's a very sensitive thing to be confronted with," Ernie Friedlander, a spokesman for the Jewish community group B'nai B'rith, told Australian newspapers. Advertisement Football Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley said he would be seeking an explanation from midfielder Gumprecht, who also runs a sporting academy for children. "Such behaviour is not only stupid, but is also not tolerated by the FFA," Buckley said in a statement. Gumprecht was born in Jena, in the former East Germany, and played second division soccer there before joining Australian team Perth Glory in 2002. A second player, Tony Vidmar, who dressed as God for the "Mad Monday" celebration in the beachside resort of Terrigal, north of Sydney, donning white robes and blackening his face, would also face a disciplinary hearing, Buckley said. Australia/Israel Jewish Affairs Council spokesman Allon Lee said Gumprecht's costume after his team lost the A-League Grand Final 1-0 to the Newcastle Jets was "clearly in poor taste". "Even if it was done in jest, he is a role model and he should consider the impact of his actions," Lee told local newspapers. Related articles: Germany's Green Party uses cat resembling Hitler to slam far-rightists Serbian hotel defends concept of its popular Adolf Hitler suite Actor Will Smith receives damages over alleged praise for Hitler Barenboim: New Wagner staging would make Hitler 'turn in grave' More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   UN hushes Human Rights Council observes moment of silence for Gaza 'martyrs.' Hitler's sign Document shows that British spies hired a flamboyant astrologer in World War II.   1.   every country 06:12  |  geoff 26/02/08   2.   Our media is quiet on the subject. 08:00  |  Maureen Ann 26/02/08   3.   send this schmuck back to east germany 09:17  |  ---) 26/02/08   4.   What does that mean to dress up as Hitler? 10:13  |  Rich 26/02/08   5.   Rich Let the people have a good time. How do cartoons hurt you? 11:07  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/02/08   6.   A friend of mine 11:10  |  Paul Wood 26/02/08   7.   rich 11:28  |  danny 26/02/08   8.   australian footballer dressed as hitler (?) 05:43  |  benzol 05/03/08

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