.jpg) Grabowski in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1944-07-07)7 July 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wiesbaden, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 March 2022(2022-03-10) (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wiesbaden, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward,midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1960 | SV 1919 Biebrich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1965 | FV Biebrich 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1980 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 441[1] | (109) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | West Germany Amateur | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | West Germany U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1974 | West Germany | 44[2] | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jürgen Grabowski (7 July 1944 – 10 March 2022) was a Germanfootballer.[3] He played forEintracht Frankfurt. He won gold medals playing for theWest Germany national football team that won the European championship in 1972 and the FIFA World Cup in 1974. Grabowski is considered the greatest Eintracht Frankfurt player ever.[4][5]
Grabowski was born inWiesbaden,West Germany.[2] Grabowski, originally aforward, then later anattacking midfielder or awinger, started his career with SV Biebrich 1919 andFV Biebrich 1902 ofWiesbaden. In 1965, he joinedEintracht Frankfurt. With this team he won the German Cup in 1974 and 1975 and theUEFA Europa League in 1980.[6] Injury prevented him from participating in the 1980 UEFA Cup finals.[1]
In European Cup competitions he made 40 appearances and scored nine goals.[7]
He played 44caps for theWest Germany national team and scored five goals. He was a member of the squad that finished second in theWorld Cup tournaments of1966, when he did not play. In Mexico1970, Grabowski was called the best substitute in the world.[6] In thegame against Italy, Grabowski hit the cross to defenderKarl-Heinz Schnellinger. The German professional, who played for an Italian club, scored the equalizing goal in the last second.[6] The semi-final game was lost 4–3 after extra time.[6] In 1972, he became European champion.[6] Grabowski was also participant at the1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany. In 1974, he scored in West Germany's 4–2 win over Sweden in the second round.[8] On his 30th birthday, he and his Eintracht teammateBernd Hölzenbein became world champions on 7 July 1974 at theMunich Olympic Stadium.[6][1]
His career ended in 1980 after he was injured byLothar Matthäus.[9] For a short time he was manager of Eintracht Frankfurt.[10] Grabowski was honorary captain of Eintracht.[11]
Grabowski lived inTaunusstein,Hesse.[6] In his last years, he was a dialysis patient.[1] He died in Wiesbaden on 10 March 2022, at the age of 77.[12][13]
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