Hölzenbein became famous as a player for Eintracht Frankfurt, where he played in 420 Bundesliga games and scored 160 goals. He started his adventure with this club in 1967 and lasted until 1981. What did he achieve? Won the UEFA Cup with Eintracht in 1980 and won the German Cup three times (1974, 1975 and 1981).
He also wrote a memorable page in the history of the German national team. Together with his friends, he won the world championship in 1974, defeating the Poles in the memorable semi-final “Match on the Water”. It was he who won the penalty kick, which was saved by Jan Tomaszewski in the 56th minute. In the 76th minute, Gerd Mueller scored the decisive goal (1-0).
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However, his football career did not end in Germany. Hölzenbein went to the USA, where he played for Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Memphis Americans and Baltimore Blasts. After returning to Germany, he played for FSV Salmrohr for another six months and helped them gain promotion to the second league.
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The big return to Eintracht took place after the end of his football career. As vice-president and manager, Hölzenbein had a major influence on the club’s development in the early 1990s. Later he also worked as a scout for Eintracht.
Bernd Hölzenbein is dead. The world champion said goodbye to his beloved club
“Eintracht player through and through. A legend written in a book. One of the greatest we had. Bernd Hölzenbein, the honorary captain of Eintracht, died on Monday at the age of 78 surrounded by his family,” wrote the official account of the Frankfurt team .
According to “Hessenschau”, the former world champion died after a serious illness.
2024-04-16 08:01:20
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