Bernd Nickel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernd Nickel | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Siegbach, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 2021 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Siegbach, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1966 | SV Eisemroth | ||
| 1966–1967 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1983 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 426 | (141) |
| 1983–1984 | Young Boys | 20 | (9[1]) |
| Total | 446 | (150) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974 | West Germany | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bernd Nickel (15 March 1949 – 27 October 2021) was a German professional
Nickel began his career in 1957 at SV Eisemroth. In 1966 he was signed by
UEFA Cup in 1980. Frankfurt won against Borussia Mönchengladbach
with 2–3 (away) and 1–0 (home) on aggregate due to the UEFA away goals' rule. Nickel stayed until 1983 at the Eintracht. He was notorious for his heavy distance shots and free kicks.
Nickel scored four Olympico goals (goals scored direct from a corner kick) from all four corners of Eintracht's Waldstadion.[5]
At the end of his career he joined BSC Young Boys from Switzerland for the 1983–84 season.
Nickel was capped once for the DFB team.[6] He also competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Honours
Club
Eintracht Frankfurt
References
- ^ "Suche". glory.sfl.ch (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Trauer um Bernd Nickel". Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Bernd Nickel feiert 60. Geburtstag" (in German). focus.de. 15 March 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Bernd Nickel – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Vor dem Bayern-Spiel: Und dann Oberhausen..." Frankfurter Rundschau. Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Bernd Nickel – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Germany – Eintracht Frankfurt – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
External links
- Bernd Nickel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Bernd Nickel at WorldFootball.net
- Bernd Nickel at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bernd Nickel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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