Jürgen Grabowski
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jürgen Grabowski | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Wiesbaden, Germany | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1952–1960 | SV 1919 Biebrich | ||
1960–1965 | FV Biebrich 02 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1980 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 441 | (109) |
International career | |||
1965 | West Germany Amateur | 1 | (0) |
1967 | West Germany U23 | 1 | (0) |
1966–1974 | West Germany | 44 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jürgen Grabowski (born 7 July 1944 in Wiesbaden) is a former German footballer.[1]
Grabowski, a forward, then he later played as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, started his career with SV Biebrich 1919 and FV Biebrich 1902, both clubs in Wiesbaden. In 1965 he joined Eintracht Frankfurt. With this team he won the German Cup in 1974 and 1975 and the UEFA Cup in 1980.
In European Cup competitions he made 40 appearances scoring nine goals.
He won 44 caps for the German national team and scored five goals. He was a member of the German squad in the World Cups of 1966 (but did not play), 1970 and 1974. He is known for his versatility; being able to play on either side of midfield.
His career ended in 1980 after being injured by Lothar Matthäus.[2]
Grabowski is mentioned in a song ("Schwarz-Weiß wie Schnee") of German thrash metal band Tankard.
Honours
References
- ^ "Grabowski, Jürgen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Matthäus sagt Eintracht Frankfurt ab" (in German). RP Online. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
External links
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- Jürgen Grabowski at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Record of international matches
- Use dmy dates from April 2011
- 1944 births
- Living people
- People from Wiesbaden
- Sportspeople from Hesse
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Eintracht Frankfurt managers
- Association football midfielders
- German footballers
- Germany international footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA European Championship-winning players
- UEFA Euro 1972 players
- Bundesliga players
- FV Biebrich players
- German football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs