The World Cup champion from 1974 with the German national team has passed away

On Monday evening, the former German national team footballer Bernd Hölzenbein passed away at the age of 78 after a prolonged illness.

Hölzenbein won the silver medal at the 1976 European Championship and was part of the 1974 World Cup-winning German team, scoring in both the final matches. In total, he played 40 matches for the German national team and scored 5 goals.

He is the top scorer for Eintracht Frankfurt (420 matches/160 goals). With this team, he won the UEFA Cup and was a three-time winner of the German Cup.

After retiring from his football career, Hölzenbein worked at Eintracht Frankfurt as a vice president and later held the position of club scout.