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Jürgen Grabowski (7 July 1944 – 10 March 2022) was a German footballer.[3] He played for Eintracht Frankfurt. He became European champion in 1972 and world champion in 1974. Grabowski is considered the greatest Eintracht Frankfurt player ever.[4][5]

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Jürgen Grabowski

Grabowski in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-07-07)7 July 1944
Place of birth	Wiesbaden, Nassau, Prussia, Germany
Date of death	10 March 2022(2022-03-10) (aged 77)
Place of death	Wiesbaden, Hesse, 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)
National team
1965	West Germany Amateur	1	(0)
1967	West Germany U23	1	(0)
1966–1974	West Germany	44[2]	(5)
Teams managed
1977	Eintracht Frankfurt (caretaker)
Honours Men's football Representing  West Germany FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1966 England 1970 Mexico Winner 1974 West Germany UEFA European Championship Winner 1972 Belgium
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Grabowski was born in Wiesbaden.[2] Grabowski, originally a forward, then later an attacking midfielder or a winger, started his career with SV Biebrich 1919 and FV Biebrich 1902 of Wiesbaden. In 1965 he joined Eintracht Frankfurt. With this team he won the German Cup in 1974 and 1975 and the UEFA 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 44 caps for the West Germany national team and scored five goals. He was a member of the squad that finished second in the World Cup tournaments of 1966, when he did not play. In Mexico 1970, Grabowski was called the best substitute in the world.[6] In the game against Italy, Grabowski hit the cross to defender Karl-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 the 1974 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 teammate Bernd Hölzenbein became world champions on 7 July 1974 at the Munich Olympic Stadium.[6][1]

His career ended in 1980 after he was injured by Lothar Matthäus.[9] For a short time he was manager of Eintracht Frankfurt.[10] Grabowski was honorary captain of Eintracht.[11]

Grabowski lived in Taunusstein, 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]

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt

• UEFA Cup: 1979–80[2]
• DFB-Pokal: 1973–74, 1974–75[2]

West Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 1974[2]
• UEFA European Championship: 1972[2]

Individual

• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1966–67,[14] 1969–70,[15] 1970–71,[16] 1971–72,[17] 1972–73,[18] 1973–74,[19] 1974–75,[20] 1977–78[21]
• 3 December 2014 Hessian Order of Merit[22][23]

References

Further reading

• Scherzer, Hartmut (1978). Jürgen Grabowski (in German). München: Copress. ISBN 978-3-7679-0142-1. OCLC 720478829.

External links

• Jürgen Grabowski at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• "Jürgen Grabowski – International Appearances". The Introduction Page of the RSSSF – The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

На других языках

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- [en] Jürgen Grabowski

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[es] Jürgen Grabowski

Jürgen Grabowski (Wiesbaden, 7 de julio de 1944 - Wiesbaden, 10 de marzo de 2022) fue un futbolista alemán.

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[fr] Jürgen Grabowski

Jürgen Grabowski, né le 7 juillet 1944 à Wiesbaden et mort dans la même ville le 10 mars 2022[1], est un footballeur allemand, qui évoluait au poste de milieu offensif.

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[it] Jürgen Grabowski

Jürgen Grabowski (Wiesbaden, 7 luglio 1944 – Wiesbaden, 11 marzo 2022) è stato un calciatore tedesco, di ruolo centrocampista, campione d'Europa e del mondo con la Nazionale tedesca occidentale rispettivamente nel 1972 e nel 1974.

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[ru] Грабовски, Юрген

Ю́рген Грабо́вски (нем. Jürgen Grabowski; 7 июля 1944 — 10 марта 2022[2]) — немецкий футболист, играл на позиции полузащитника.

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