Horst Haecks (12 August 1936 – 21 July 2010) was a German professional footballer who played as a forward for FC St. Pauli.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1936-08-12)12 August 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
Date of death | 21 July 2010(2010-07-21) (aged 73) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1967 | FC St. Pauli | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Haecks was forced to retire from professional playing at the age of 30 after persistent knee problems during the 1966–67 season.[2] He scored 161 goals in 265 official matches for FC St. Pauli.[2]
In July 1969, three years after his retirement, he made his comeback for the FC St. Pauli reserve team when it famously beat the club's first team in the NFV-Pokal, Lower Saxony's regional qualification for the DFB-Pokal.[3][4][5]
Haecks died on 21 July 2010, aged 73.[2]
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