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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger,striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1966 | TuS Dehrn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1981 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 420 | (160) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 46 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982?–1984? | Memphis Americans | 89 | (41) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984?–1985? | Baltimore Blast | 24 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | FSV Salmrohr | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 579 | (215) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1978 | West Germany | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bernd Hölzenbein (9 March 1946 – 15 April 2024) was a German professionalfootballer who played as astriker orwinger.[1] He played forEintracht Frankfurt from 1967 to 1981 and is the club's all-timeBundesliga top scorer, having tallied 160 goals in 420 league matches. At the international level, Hölzenbein was a member of theWest German team that won theWorld Cup in 1974. He was fouled in thefinal against theNetherlands, which led to the Germans' equalizing penalty.[2]
A qualified merchant, Hölzenbein debuted forEintracht Frankfurt in theBundesliga in 1967 to serve for this club until his departure in 1981. A three timesGerman Cup winner with them in 1974, 1975 and 1981, Hölzenbein also won theUEFA Cup with Frankfurt in 1980. His output of 160 goals in his 420 Bundesliga matches is still club record achievement for Frankfurt.[3][4]
Hölzenbein joinedFort Lauderdale Strikers in the United States in 1981. He later played forMemphis Americans andBaltimore Blast in theMajor Indoor Soccer League.[5]
In his international career, Hölzenbein scored five goals in forty appearances forWest Germany between 1973 and 1978. He made six appearances at the 1974 World Cup finals, including the final.[6] He also played in theUEFA Euro 1976 Final where he scored the equalizing goal in a 2–2 draw againstCzechoslovakia,[7] which West Germany lost on penalties. However, he was the oldest player to score in a Euro final, aged 30 years and 103 days.[8]
Hölzenbein died from complications of dementia on 15 April 2024, at the age of 78.[9][10]
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