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Horst Eckel

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Horst Eckel

Birth
Bruchmuhlbach-Miesau, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death
3 Dec 2021 (aged 89)
Landstuhl, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Burial
Bruchmuhlbach-Miesau, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany GPS-Latitude: 49.381073, Longitude: 7.4368964
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Football player. He became world champion in 1954 with the German national team. This victory was the basis for the film and the musical "The Miracle of Bern".
Horst Eckel died on December 3, 2021, at the age of 89, the last player on the 1954 World Cup-winning team.
Football player. He became world champion in 1954 with the German national team. This victory was the basis for the film and the musical "The Miracle of Bern".
Horst Eckel died on December 3, 2021, at the age of 89, the last player on the 1954 World Cup-winning team.

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  • Created by: Kerstin
  • Added: Dec 3, 2021
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234529343/horst-eckel: accessed ), memorial page for Horst Eckel (8 Feb 1932–3 Dec 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 234529343, citing Friedhof Vogelbach, Bruchmuhlbach-Miesau, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Maintained by Kerstin (contributor 48401523).