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Bernd Hölzenbein

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Bernd Hölzenbein

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Also known as Bernd Holzenbein

German footballer (1946–2024)

Key facts

1986
FSV Salmrohr
Date of birth
( 1946-03-09 ) 9 March 1946
Place of birth
Dehrn , Greater Hesse , Allied-occupied Germany
Date of death
15 April 2024 (2024-04-15) (aged 78)
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Positions
Winger striker
1956 1966
TuS Dehrn
1966 1967
Eintracht Frankfurt
Years
Team
1967 1981
Eintracht Frankfurt
1981 1982
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1982 1984
Memphis Americans
1984 1985
Baltimore Blast
1973 1978
West Germany

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bernd
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of death
Frankfurt
Languages spoken
German
Participant in
UEFA Euro 1976
Position played
forward
Country for sport
Germany
Image
2018-09-17 Eintracht Frankfurt Golf Open Bernd Hölzenbein-8819.jpg
Height
172
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date of birth
1946-03-09
Commons category
Bernd Hölzenbein
end of work period
1986-00-00
start of work period
1967-00-00
name in native language
Bernd Hölzenbein
date of death
2024-04-15
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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