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Horst Eckel (8 February 1932 – 3 December 2021) was a German footballer. He was part of the West Germany national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He was the last surviving player of the 1954 World Cup Final.

Horst Eckel

Eckel in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Horst Eckel
Date of birth	(1932-02-08)8 February 1932
Place of birth	Vogelbach, Bavaria, Germany
Date of death	3 December 2021(2021-12-03) (aged 89)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
	SC Vogelbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1960	1. FC Kaiserslautern	214	(34)
1960–1966	SV Röchling Völklingen
National team
1952–1958	West Germany	32	(0)
Honours Representing  West Germany FIFA World Cup Winner 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Eckel debuted in 1. FC Kaiserslautern's first team in 1947 at the age of 15.[1] He won the German football championship with Kaiserslautern in 1951 and 1953. Eckel was playing as a right half back. As a player, Eckel was assiduous and adroit.[1] Because of his rapid way of playing, he got the nickname Windhund (sighthound). He later played for SV Röchling Völklingen.

International career

Eckel was part of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup and achieved the "Miracle of Bern".[2] During that tournament, Eckel became an important pillar of the successful West Germany national team. The strength of the right side of Sepp Herberger's team was made possible due to Eckel's high defensive workrate and his passes, from which outside right Helmut Rahn and inside right Max Morlock benefitted enormously.[1]

He also participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[3] In total he earned 32 caps.

Later life

After his career, he retrained from toolmaker to teacher, a profession he practised until his retirement in 1997.[4]

He was an advisor for The Miracle of Bern, Sönke Wortmann's movie about the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[5]

Eckel died on 3 December 2021, at the age of 89.[6][7]

References

На других языках

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[de] Horst Eckel

Horst Eckel (* 8. Februar 1932 in Vogelbach; † 3. Dezember 2021 in Landstuhl) war ein deutscher Fußballspieler. Von 1952 bis 1958 absolvierte er unter Bundestrainer Sepp Herberger in der deutschen Nationalmannschaft 32 Länderspiele und gehörte dem DFB-Team an, das 1954 Fußballweltmeister wurde. Mit dem 1. FC Kaiserslautern gewann er in den Jahren 1951 und 1953 die deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft. Der anfänglich als Angreifer eingesetzte Eckel entwickelte sich dank seines „enormen Aktionsradius und seiner klugen Spielweise“ rasch zu einer Idealbesetzung des rechten Außenläufers im damals bevorzugten WM-System.[2]

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- [en] Horst Eckel

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[es] Horst Eckel

Horst Eckel (Vogelbach, 8 de febrero de 1932 - 3 de diciembre de 2021)[1] fue un futbolista alemán que desempeñó gran parte de su carrera en el 1. FC Kaiserslautern y que se consagró campeón del Mundo en Suiza 54.[2]

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[fr] Horst Eckel

Horst Eckel, né le 8 février 1932 à Vogelbach et mort le 3 décembre 2021[1], est un footballeur et entraîneur allemand des années 1950 et 1960.

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[it] Horst Eckel

Horst Eckel (Vogelbach, 8 febbraio 1932 – 3 dicembre 2021) è stato un calciatore tedesco di ruolo centrocampista, campione del mondo nel 1954.

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[ru] Эккель, Хорст

Хорст Э́ккель (нем. Horst Eckel; 8 февраля 1932[3][4], Фогельбах[d], Саар — 3 декабря 2021[1][2]) — немецкий футболист.

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