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Bernd Hölzenbein, World Cup winner with West Germany in 1974, dies at 78

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. “One of the greatest we have ever had,” the club wrote on social media. Hölzenbein played 40 games for West Germany but is best known …

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La Opinion

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German historian Bernd Hölzenbein, world champion with his national team, died - La Opinion

At 78, Bernd Hölzenbein died after suffering from an illness not specified by members of his former club. Hölzenbein was world champion in 1974 and played more than 500 games with Eintracht Frankfurt

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Observador

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Former German world champion Bernd Hölzenbein dies at 78

The soccer player was world champion for Germany in 1974, three-time German Cup champion and UEFA Cup champion in 1980 - he died at the age of 78.

2 years ago·Portugal

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One of Eintracht Frankfurt's flagship players, world champion with West Germany in 1974, died

Clubul Eintracht Frankfurt a anunțat marți moartea lui Bernd Holzenbein, fost jucător legendar al grupării din Bundesliga. Fostul mijlocaș ofensiv a cucerit trofeul Cupei Mondiale de fotbal alături de Germania de Vest la ediția din 1974.

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

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Soccer-Germany World Cup winner Hoelzenbein dies aged 78

(Reuters) - Germany's 1974 World Cup-winning striker Bernd Hoelzenbein has died at the age of 78, his former club Eintracht Frankfurt said on Tuesday. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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The Hindu

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Bernd Hoelzenbein, 1974 World Cup winner, passes away aged 78

In the 1974 World Cup final against the Netherlands in Munich, Hoelzenbein won the penalty converted by Paul Breitner which levelled the score at 1-1.

2 years ago·India

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World Champion Bernd Hölzenbein is dead

Bernd Hölzenbein hielt seinem Verein Eintracht Frankfurt stets die Treue, wie man es heute kaum noch erlebt. Nun ist er mit 78 Jahren gestorben.Elfmeter - oder nicht? Diese Frage begleitete Bernd Hölzenbein sein Leben lang. Nun ist der Weltmeister von 1974, der von 1967 bis 1981 in 420 Bundesligaspielen das Trikot von Eintracht Frankfurt mit dem Adler auf der Brust trug, am Montag nach langer, schwerer Krankheit im Alter von 78 Jahren gestorben.…

2 years ago·Germany

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