Bernd Hölzenbein
Bernd Holzenbein
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Bernd Hölzenbein (9 March 1946 – 15 April 2024) was a German professional footballer who played as a striker or winger. He played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1967 to 1981 and is the club's all-time Bundesliga top scorer, having tallied 160 goals in 420 league matches. At the international level, Hölzenbein was a member of the West German team that won the World Cup in 1974. He was fouled in the final against the Netherlands, which led to the Germans' equalizing penalty.
Career
- 1946Born
- 1967Joined Eintracht Frankfurt
- 1969Joined Germany national under-23 football team
- 1973Joined Germany men's national association football team
- 1981Joined Fort Lauderdale Strikers
- 1983Joined Memphis Americans
- 1985Joined Baltimore Blast
- 1986Joined FSV Salmrohr
- 2014Won Hessian Order of Merit
- 2024Passed away
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Dehrn
- •Citizenship: Germany
- •Known as: association football player, association football coach
- •Sport: association football
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Bernd Hölzenbein, 1974 World Cup winner with West Germany, passes away at 78
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West Germany 3-2 Netherlands at Euro 80: the night a young Bernd Schuster set the finals alight
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