Quem foi Horst Eckel?

Horst Eckel foi um meio-campista alemão, campeão da Copa do Mundo de 1954 com a Alemanha Ocidental e ídolo do 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Quantos jogos Horst Eckel fez pela seleção alemã?

Ele disputou 32 partidas pela seleção da Alemanha Ocidental, sem marcar gols.

Quais títulos nacionais Horst Eckel ganhou?

Pelo Kaiserslautern, Eckel foi campeão alemão em 1951 e 1953.

Resposta rápida

Horst Eckel foi meio-campista do Kaiserslautern e campeão mundial em 1954 com a Alemanha Ocidental, no Milagre de Berna. Fez 32 jogos pela seleção.

Horst Eckel

Horst Eckel was born in Vogelbach, in Germany, and built his entire outstanding career at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. A midfielder with great stamina, he earned the nickname Windhund, which means greyhound. With Kaiserslautern, he was German champion in 1951 and 1953. At 22 years old, he was the youngest member of the West Germany squad that won the 1954 World Cup, the so-called Miracle of Bern, when the team defeated Hungary in the final. For the national team, he played 32 matches without scoring any goals. After Kaiserslautern, he ended his career at Röchling Völklingen. Eckel died on December 3, 2021, at the age of 89, and was the last survivor of the team that won the world title in 1954.