Horst Eckel
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.
Eckel in 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Horst Eckel | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 February 1932 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vogelbach, Bavaria, Germany | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 December 2021 89) | (aged|||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1952–1958 | West Germany | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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