Football Germany mourns world and European champions - cause of death already known
Created: 03/12/2022, 07:29
By: Antonio Jose Riether
Jürgen Grabowski after the World Championship final in Munich.
© imago sport photo service
The German Football Association and Eintracht Frankfurt mourn a size.
With Jürgen Grabowski, a world and European champion recently died.
Frankfurt – He was one of the stars of the 1970s and won the biggest titles with the German national team.
Jürgen Grabowski recently died, as his club Eintracht Frankfurt* confirmed on Friday.
The former midfielder was 77 years old and leaves a big gap with the Eagles*.
Mourning for Jürgen Grabowski: Eintracht legend and world champion dies at the age of 77
During his career, the native of Wiesbaden only played for FV Bebrich 02 and Eintracht Frankfurt.
In his 15 years as a player with the SGE, he won the 1980 UEFA Cup and in 1974 the DFB Cup*.
He made 441 appearances for the Bundesliga side as a right winger and later as a playmaker, scoring 109 goals.
He also played 45 times in the DFB Cup, scoring 19 more goals.
In 40 appearances in Europe, he contributed a further nine goals.
Eintracht legend Jürgen Grabowski in 2016. © Revierfoto/imago-images
He played a total of 44 international matches, winning two titles for Germany*.
He did not play at the 1966 World Cup in England and watched his team lose the final in dramatic fashion.
He was also involved in the 1970 World Cup, but the DFB* team lost 3-4 in the semifinals in the so-called game of the century against Italy.
Four years later he was part of the 1974 World Cup team that defeated the Netherlands 2-1 Munich.
Two years earlier he became European champion in Belgium when Germany beat the Soviet Union 3-0 in the final.
Shortly after winning the UEFA Cup in 1980, Grabowski had to end his active career.
The reason for this was a serious injury caused by a sliding tackle by Lothar Matthäus*, who was young at the time.
Jürgen Grabowski: German football mourns Eintracht icon – cause of death known
At the age of 77, Grabowski died in a Wiesbaden hospital after an operation on his thigh.
According to
Bild
, the cause of death is multiple organ failure.
A nervous disease limited his last years of life, which is why, according to Eintracht, he had to have dialysis regularly.
In a fall in the bathroom, he is said to have broken his femur, for which he was ultimately admitted.
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The Eintracht professionals wear a black ribbon in their home game on Sunday against VfL Bochum *, and Grabowski is also remembered in the stadium with a minute's silence.
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