Football Germany mourns Bernd Hölzenbein. The 1974 world champion died on Monday evening at the age of 78. His former club confirms this Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday. Previously they had Picture and the Hessischer Rundfunk reported about it. Hölzenbein had been ill for a long time and suffered from severe dementia.
“With Bernd Hölzenbein, we are not only losing one of the great identification figures of our club, but also a loyal employee and a lovely friend,” says Eintracht board spokesman Axel Hellmann.
Hölzenbein played 40 international matches, and the Hessian record goalscorer played 420 times for Eintracht in the Bundesliga. In the 1974 World Cup final, Hölzenbein took the penalty to make it 1-1 for Germany.