FILE – West Germany’s Bernd Hölzenbein, center, is brought down by Holland’s Wim Jansen in the penalty area during the Soccer World Cup Final in Munich, Germany on July 7, 1974. English Referee Jack Taylor, unseen, awarded a penalty kick which was converted by the Germans. Hölzenbein, who won a crucial penalty in West Germany’s victory over the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final, has died. He was 78. Hölzenbein’s former club Eintracht Frankfurt said in a statement Tuesday, April 16, 2024, that he died Monday while with his family, without giving further details.
FILE- Bernd Hölzenbein, former soccer player of Eintracht Frankfur club and national soccer team player, is seen in this April 1996 photo, in Frankfurt, Germany. Hölzenbein, who won a crucial penalty in West Germany’s victory over the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final, has died. He was 78. Hölzenbein’s former club Eintracht Frankfurt said in a statement Tuesday, April 16, 2024, that he died Monday while with his family, without giving further details.
FILE – West Germany’s Bernd Hölzenbein, center, is brought down by Holland’s Wim Jansen in the penalty area during the Soccer World Cup Final in Munich, Germany on July 7, 1974. English Referee Jack Taylor, unseen, awarded a penalty kick which was converted by the Germans. Hölzenbein, who won a crucial penalty in West Germany’s victory over the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final, has died. He was 78. Hölzenbein’s former club Eintracht Frankfurt said in a statement Tuesday, April 16, 2024, that he died Monday while with his family, without giving further details.
FILE- Bernd Hölzenbein, former soccer player of Eintracht Frankfur club and national soccer team player, is seen in this April 1996 photo, in Frankfurt, Germany. Hölzenbein, who won a crucial penalty in West Germany’s victory over the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final, has died. He was 78. Hölzenbein’s former club Eintracht Frankfurt said in a statement Tuesday, April 16, 2024, that he died Monday while with his family, without giving further details.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bernd Hölzenbein, who won a crucial penalty in West Germany’s victory over the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final, has died. He was 78.
Hölzenbein’s former club Eintracht Frankfurt said in a statement Tuesday that he died Monday while with his family, without giving further details.
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