By: EFE Updated Mar 2022, 8: 40 am EST
The former German player Jürgen Grabowski, member of the winning team of the World Cup in 1972, died last night at 77 years, reported sources from the German Football Federation (DFB).
Jürgen Grabowski passed away last night at 77 years of age.
European Champion in 1972 and the World in 1974 with Germany.
75 Bundesliga matches with Eintracht, UEFA winner of 1980 and the Pokal of 74 and of the 75.
An absolute legend has gone. pic.twitter.com/txkhaq0Qrw
– Andrés Weiss (@andresweiss_) March 04, 2022
“He was an identifying figure for our club and a glory of German football as a whole”,
Eintracht was the club where Grabowski played between 1965 and 1980. With the jersey of the Frankfurt team he played 441 matches while on 17 Sometimes he wore the national team.
Der DFB trauert um Jürgen Grabowski . Er wurde 1972 Weltmeister und 1972 Europameister. Unsere Gedanken sind bei seinen Angehörigen from him. pic.twitter.com/ugPjx3ucDj—Die Mannschaft (@DFB_Team) March 04, 2022
He was the engine of Eintracht and, although Wolfgang Overath and Günter Netzer disputed the starting position in the national team, he has one of those milestones as a result of chance and the calendar: winning the World Cup final on July 7 1974, the day he was years old.
“During his active days, Jürgen Grabowski was perhaps the most perfect player to play for Eintracht. His aura still has an effect today. Grabi, who enjoyed playing our Eintracht games so much, created an intergenerational identity for the club”.
Along with that World Cup, the footballer from Wiesbaden had been European champion in 1972 with your selection; and, with Eintracht, he won the German Cup in 1974 and 1980, among other titles.
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