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| name = Horst Eckel
| name = Horst Eckel
| image = Horst Eckel 2014 65 (cropped).jpg
| image = Horst Eckel 2014 65 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Eckel in 2014
| caption = Eckel in 2014
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1932|2|8|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|2|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bruchmühlbach-Miesau|Vogelbach]], [[Weimar Republic|Germany]]
| birth_place = [[Bruchmühlbach-Miesau|Vogelbach]], [[Free State of Bavaria|Bavaria]], [[Weimar Republic|Germany]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|3|1932|2|8|df=yes}}
| height = 1.80 m
| height = 1.80 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Wing-half]]
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| youthclubs1 = SC Vogelbach
| youthclubs1 = SC Vogelbach
| years1 = 1949–1960
| years1 = 1949–1960
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| years2 = 1960–1966
| years2 = 1960–1966
| clubs2 = [[SV Röchling Völklingen]]
| clubs2 = [[SV Röchling Völklingen]]
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| nationalyears1 = 1952–1958
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| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
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'''Horst Eckel''' (born 8 February 1932) is a former German [[Association football|footballer]] who was part of the [[Germany national football team|West German]] team that won the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]]. Since the death of [[Hans Schäfer]] in 2017, Eckel is the only player still alive from the team.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/nationalelf/670525/artikel_horst-eckel_ich-habe-nicht-fuer-geld-fussball-gespielt.html | title = Horst Eckel: "Ich habe nicht für Geld Fußball gespielt" | language = de | website = kicker.de | date = 8 February 2017 | access-date = 8 February 2017}}</ref>


'''Horst Eckel''' (8 February 1932 – 3 December 2021) was a German [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[wing-half]]. He was part of the [[Germany national football team|West Germany national team]] that won the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]]. He was the last surviving player of the 1954 World Cup Final.
== National Team ==
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Eckel was part of the [[Germany national football team|West German]] team that won the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]] and achieved the "[[1954 FIFA World Cup Final|Miracle of Bern]]".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=48845/index.html | title = Horst Eckel Statistics | publisher=[[FIFA]] | accessdate =22 January 2010}}</ref> During the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]] Eckel became an important pillar of the successful [[German national football team|West German]] team. The strength of the right side of [[Sepp Herberger]]'s team was made possible due to Eckel's high defensive workrate and his passes, from which [[outside right]] [[Helmut Rahn]] and [[inside right]] [[Max Morlock]] benefitted enormously.<ref name="Bitter p.96" />


==Club career==
He also participated in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=15/teams/team=44023.html | title = 1958 FIFA World Cup: Germany FR Squad | publisher=[[FIFA]] | accessdate =22 January 2010}}</ref> In total he earned 32 caps.
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Eckel debuted in [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]'s first team in 1947 at the age of 15.<ref name="Bitter p.96">{{cite book | last = Bitter | first = Jürgen | title = Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler | publisher = Sportverlag | year = 1997 | page = 96 | language = German}}</ref> He won the [[German football championship]] with Kaiserslautern in 1951 and 1953. Eckel was playing as a right [[half back (association football)|half back]]. As a player, Eckel was assiduous and adroit.<ref name="Bitter p.96" /> Because of his rapid way of playing, he got the nickname ''Windhund'' ([[sighthound]]). He later played for [[SV Röchling Völklingen]] in the [[Regionalliga Südwest (1963–1974)|Regionalliga Südwest]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/eckeldata.html | title = Horst Eckel - Matches and Goals in Oberliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 5 April 2023 | accessdate = 5 April 2023 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF.com]]}}</ref>


== Club career ==
==International career==
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Eckel was part of the [[Germany national football team|West German]] team that won the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]] and achieved the "[[1954 FIFA World Cup Final|Miracle of Bern]]".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=48845/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080615231733/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=48845/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 15 June 2008 | title = Horst Eckel Statistics | publisher=[[FIFA]] | accessdate =22 January 2010}}</ref> During that tournament, Eckel became an important pillar of the successful [[German national football team|West Germany national team]]. The strength of the right side of [[Sepp Herberger]]'s team was made possible due to Eckel's high defensive workrate and his passes, from which [[outside right]] [[Helmut Rahn]] and [[inside right]] [[Max Morlock]] benefitted enormously.<ref name="Bitter p.96" />
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Eckel debuted in Kaiserslautern's first team in 1947 at the age of 15.<ref name="Bitter p.96">{{cite book | last = Bitter | first = Jürgen | title = Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler | publisher = Sportverlag | year = 1997 | page = 96 | language = German}}</ref> He won the [[German football championship]] with Kaiserslautern in 1951 and 1953. Eckel was playing as a right [[Defender (association football)#Centre back|half back]]. As a player, Eckel was assiduous and adroit.<ref name="Bitter p.96" /> Because of his rapid way of playing, he got the nickname ''Windhund'' ([[sighthound]]).


He also participated in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=15/teams/team=44023.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071104140501/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=15/teams/team=44023.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 November 2007 | title = 1958 FIFA World Cup: Germany FR Squad | publisher=[[FIFA]] | accessdate =22 January 2010}}</ref> In total he earned 32 caps.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/eckel-intl.html | title = Horst Eckel - International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 5 April 2023 | accessdate = 5 April 2023 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF.com]]}}</ref>
During his club career he played for [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]] and [[SV Röchling Völklingen]].


== Later life ==
==Later life==
After his career, he retrained from [[toolmaker]] to teacher, a profession he practised until his retirement in 1997.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hna.de/sport/aussenlaeufer-lehrer-legende-7374534.html | title = Außenläufer, Lehrer, Legende | language = de | website = HNA | date = 7 February 2017 | access-date = 14 December 2018}}</ref>
After his career, he retrained from [[toolmaker]] to teacher, a profession he practised until his retirement in 1997.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hna.de/sport/aussenlaeufer-lehrer-legende-7374534.html | title = Außenläufer, Lehrer, Legende | language = de | website = HNA | date = 7 February 2017 | access-date = 14 December 2018}}</ref>


He was an advisor for ''[[The Miracle of Bern]]'', [[Sönke Wortmann]]'s movie about the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.11freunde.de/artikel/zum-85-geburtstag-von-horst-eckel/page/1 | title = "Hätte Geld bezahlt, um spielen zu dürfen" | language = de | website = 11Freunde | date = 8 February 2017 | access-date = 14 December 2018 | first = Sebastian | last = Topp}}</ref>
He was an advisor for ''[[The Miracle of Bern]]'', [[Sönke Wortmann]]'s movie about the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.11freunde.de/artikel/zum-85-geburtstag-von-horst-eckel/page/1 | title = "Hätte Geld bezahlt, um spielen zu dürfen" | language = de | website = 11Freunde | date = 8 February 2017 | access-date = 14 December 2018 | first = Sebastian | last = Topp}}</ref>

Eckel died on 3 December 2021, at the age of 89.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 December 2021|title=Horst Eckel, last of the 1954 World Cup winners, dies at 89|url=https://apnews.com/article/soccer-sports-international-soccer-world-cup-bern-50fb243b1501a2bbe60061636a40c412|access-date=3 December 2021|work=Associated Press|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/horst-eckel-last-germanys-1954-world-champions-dies-89-dfb-2021-12-03/ |title=Horst Eckel, last of Germany's 1954 world champions, dies at 89 - DFB|website=Reuters|date=3 December 2021|access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref>
At the time of his death, Horst Eckel was not only the last surviving footballer who participated in the [[1954 World Cup Final]], but also the last surviving footballer from West Germany's 1954 World Cup squad.


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Revision as of 09:40, 20 June 2024

Horst Eckel
Eckel in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-02-08)8 February 1932
Place of birth Vogelbach, Bavaria, Germany
Date of death 3 December 2021(2021-12-03) (aged 89)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Wing-half
Youth career
SC Vogelbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1960 1. FC Kaiserslautern 214 (34)
1960–1966 SV Röchling Völklingen
International career
1952–1958 West Germany 32 (0)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horst Eckel (8 February 1932 – 3 December 2021) was a German footballer who played as a wing-half. He was part of the West Germany national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He was the last surviving player of the 1954 World Cup Final.

Club career

Eckel debuted in 1. FC Kaiserslautern's first team in 1947 at the age of 15.[1] He won the German football championship with Kaiserslautern in 1951 and 1953. Eckel was playing as a right half back. As a player, Eckel was assiduous and adroit.[1] Because of his rapid way of playing, he got the nickname Windhund (sighthound). He later played for SV Röchling Völklingen in the Regionalliga Südwest.[2]

International career

Eckel was part of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup and achieved the "Miracle of Bern".[3] During that tournament, Eckel became an important pillar of the successful West Germany national team. The strength of the right side of Sepp Herberger's team was made possible due to Eckel's high defensive workrate and his passes, from which outside right Helmut Rahn and inside right Max Morlock benefitted enormously.[1]

He also participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[4] In total he earned 32 caps.[5]

Later life

After his career, he retrained from toolmaker to teacher, a profession he practised until his retirement in 1997.[6]

He was an advisor for The Miracle of Bern, Sönke Wortmann's movie about the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[7]

Eckel died on 3 December 2021, at the age of 89.[8][9] At the time of his death, Horst Eckel was not only the last surviving footballer who participated in the 1954 World Cup Final, but also the last surviving footballer from West Germany's 1954 World Cup squad.

References

  1. ^ a b c Bitter, Jürgen (1997). Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler (in German). Sportverlag. p. 96.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (5 April 2023). "Horst Eckel - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Horst Eckel Statistics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup: Germany FR Squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (5 April 2023). "Horst Eckel - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Außenläufer, Lehrer, Legende". HNA (in German). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. ^ Topp, Sebastian (8 February 2017). ""Hätte Geld bezahlt, um spielen zu dürfen"". 11Freunde (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Horst Eckel, last of the 1954 World Cup winners, dies at 89". Associated Press. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Horst Eckel, last of Germany's 1954 world champions, dies at 89 - DFB". Reuters. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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