Career
Essenfelder played as a midfielder between 1909 and 1917. Essenfelder was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, of German origin. His family migrated to Curitiba in 1909 where he joined a team called Clube Ginástico Teuto-Brasileiro.
The football team Fritz created was called the "Coritiba football club".
Fritz was chosen to be the captain because of his leadership skills.