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Horst Eckel
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Horst Eckel (1932–2021) was a German association football player and coach. He played as a forward and midfielder for SV Röchling Völklingen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and the Germany men's national association football team. His professional career began in 1949. Eckel participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Beyond football, Eckel worked as a tool and die maker and a teacher. He was a citizen of Germany and spoke German. He received the Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate and the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt. Eckel died in Landstuhl on December 3, 2021.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1932
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Studien zur Morphologischen Entwicklung der Ostplate Spiekeroogs
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1975
Discography
- Estampes2016
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- <i>OLEX2</i>: a complete structure solution, refinement and analysis program
· 2009 · cited 31,494x
- Harmonizing the Metabolic Syndrome
· 2009 · cited 12,621x
- Experimental observation of the quantum Hall effect and Berry's phase in graphene
· 2005 · cited 12,529x
- Dilemmas in a general theory of planning
· 1973 · cited 11,125x
- Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome
· 2005 · cited 9,438x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- 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
- Wing-half
- Years
- Team
- 1949 1960
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- 1960 1966
- SV Röchling Völklingen
- 1952 1958
- West Germany
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Horst
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of death
- Landstuhl
- Occupation
- teacher
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- 1954 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Germany men's national association football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- Germany
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- Horst Eckel Obersülzen.jpg
- Height
- 180
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- Commons category
- Horst Eckel
- date of birth
- 1932-02-08
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- name in native language
- Horst Eckel
- date of death
- 2021-12-03
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
* 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.
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