Adolf Bechtold

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Personal information
Adolf Bechtold

Full name	Adolf Bechtold
Date of birth	February 20, 1926 (1926-02-20) (age 82)
Place of birth
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
1938-1942	Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1942-1960	Eintracht Frankfurt	397 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Adolf Bechtold (born February 20, 1926) is a former German football player. He played his entire career with Eintracht Frankfurt winning the Championship with the Main siders. The instrument mechanic played from 1938 until 1942 in the youth academy from 1942 on in the senior squad appearing over 400 times until 1960. His major honours are the German Championship in 1959 and the South German Championship in 1953 and 1959. 1959-60 Frankfurt reached the final of the European Cup where they met Real Madrid. Madrid won 7-3. Bechtold was not a regular anymore and did not appear in this game and was only playing in one match of this European Cup season. This was his one and only international appearance because he never was capped for Germany. Today he is an honoured member and honoured captain of Eintracht Frankfurt.