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⚫ | '''Horst Eckel''' (born 8 February 1932) is a former German [[Association football|footballer]] 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> |
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'''Horst Eckel''' (born 8 February 1932) is a former German [[Association football|footballer]]. |
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== 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]].<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" /> |
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Because of his rapid way of playing, he got the nickname ''Windhund'' ([[sighthound]]). |
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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 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" /> |
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== Club career == |
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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]]). |
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During his club career he played for [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]] and [[SV Röchling Völklingen]]. |
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== Later life == |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Horst Eckel | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Vogelbach, Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Horst Eckel (born 8 February 1932) is a former German footballer was part of the 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.[1]
National Team
Eckel was part of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2] During the 1954 FIFA World Cup Eckel became an important pillar of the successful 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.[3]
He also participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[4] In total he earned 32 caps.
Club career
Eckel debuted in Kaiserslautern's first team in 1947 at the age of 15.[3] 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.[3] Because of his rapid way of playing, he got the nickname Windhund (sighthound).
During his club career he played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and SV Röchling Völklingen.
Later life
After his career, he retrained from toolmaker to teacher, a profession he practised until his retirement in 1997.[5]
He was an advisor for The Miracle of Bern, Sönke Wortmann's movie about the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[6]
References
- ^ "Horst Eckel: "Ich habe nicht für Geld Fußball gespielt"". kicker.de (in German). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Horst Eckel Statistics". FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ a b c Bitter, Jürgen (1997). Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler (in German). Sportverlag. p. 96.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup: Germany FR Squad". FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ https://www.hna.de/sport/aussenlaeufer-lehrer-legende-7374534.html
- ^ https://www.11freunde.de/artikel/zum-85-geburtstag-von-horst-eckel/page/1
- Use dmy dates from May 2011
- 1932 births
- 1954 FIFA World Cup players
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- German footballers
- Germany international footballers
- Living people
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Association football midfielders
- German football forward stubs