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A first lieutenant in the German army, he died serving on the Eastern Front in Semenivka, Ukraine, on 19 June 1942 aged 33. [79] Willi Wigold - German international footballer (1932-34). Played for Fortuna Dusseldorf, in the team which won the 1933 German football championship. A corporal in the Germany army, he died serving on the Eastern ...
This is a list of association footballers who died due to football-related incidents.. The primary causes of on-field deaths have evolved over time. Improvements in infection control and emergency surgery since the early days of organised soccer have mostly eliminated the fatal complications that were once common after routine sporting injuries.
Trautmann died at home in Spain on 19 July 2013 at the age of 89. [93] He had suffered two heart attacks earlier in the year. [94] The president of the German Football Association, Wolfgang Niersbach, said that Trautmann was "an amazing sportsman and a true gentleman ... a legend". [94]
Soccer icon Franz Beckenbauer, widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game, has died aged 78, according to the German football federation (DFB).
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [fʁants ˈbɛkn̩ˌbaʊɐ] ⓘ; 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a German professional football player, manager, and official. Nicknamed der Kaiser ("the Emperor"), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and is one of nine players to have won the ...
Robert Enke (24 August 1977 – 10 November 2009) [3] was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.. He played for Mönchengladbach, Benfica, and Barcelona, but made most of his appearances for Bundesliga side Hannover 96 in his homeland.
Muller, the striker who scored the winning goal for West Germany in the 1974 World Cup final, has died aged 75.
Julius Hirsch (7 April 1892 – declared dead 8 May 1945) was a Jewish German Olympian international footballer who was murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust. [2] [3] He helped the Karlsruher FV win the 1910 German football championship, and also played for the Germany national football team, including at the 1912 Summer ...