Bernd Hölzenbein facts for kids
Hölzenbein in 2018
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| Date of birth | 9 March 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Runkel, Greater Hesse, Allied-occupied Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 April 2024 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Winger, striker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1956–1966 | TuS Dehrn | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1981 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 420 | (160) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 46 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1982?–1984? | Memphis Americans | 89 | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1984?–1985? | Baltimore Blast | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | FSV Salmrohr | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1973–1978 | West Germany | 40 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Bernd Hölzenbein (9 March 1946 – 15 April 2024) was a German professional footballer who played as a striker or winger. At international level, he was a member of the West German team that won the World Cup in 1974. Hölzenbein is best known for being fouled in the final against the Netherlands, which led to the Germans' equalizing penalty.
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Playing career
A qualified merchant, Hölzenbein debuted for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga in 1967 to serve for this club until his departure in 1981. A three times German Cup winner with them in 1974, 1975 and 1981, Hölzenbein also won the UEFA Cup with Frankfurt in 1980. His output of 160 goals in his 420 Bundesliga matches is still club record achievement for Frankfurt.
He joined Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the United States in 1981. He later played for Memphis Americans and Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
In his international career, Hölzenbein scored five goals in forty appearances for West Germany between 1973 and 1978. One of his international goals was the equalizing goal in a 2–2 draw against Czechoslovakia in the UEFA Euro 1976 Final, which West Germany lost on penalties. However, he became the oldest player to score in a Euro final, aged 30 years and 103 days.
Death
Hölzenbein died on 15 April 2024, at the age of 78.
Honours
Eintracht Frankfurt
West Germany
Individual
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1976
See also
In Spanish: Bernd Hölzenbein para niños
