Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Date of death | 29 March 1997 (aged 61) | ||
| Position(s) |
Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1955 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1965 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 94 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt (4 August 1935 – 29 March 1997) was a German
Real Madrid
.
The central defender joined Eintracht Frankfurt as a youth in 1948 and should stay until 1965 when an injury forced him to retire.
In 1959 he won with Eintracht the
final which took place at Hampden Park
in Glasgow. There 135 000 spectators witnessed one of the arguably greatest matches in European Cup history when Real Madrid defeated the Eagles 7–3.
Eigenbrodt, who for most part of his career also worked as a commercial employee because to the semi-professional status of German football in this era, also played 15 matches in the Bundesliga between 1963 and 1965.
Later he worked as youth coach with Eintracht. In 1977 the Under 17 team coached by him won Germany's first championship for this age group.
He died 29 March 1997, aged 61.[2]
Honours
- German championship: 1958–59
- European Cup: runners-up 1959–60
- DFB-Pokal: runners-up 1963–64
References
- ^ "Eigenbrodt, Hans-Walter" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt". sport.de (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
- Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt at eintracht-archiv.de (in German)