Heinz Flohe

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Heinz Flohe
Personal information
Full nameHeinz Flohe
Date of birth(1948-01-28)28 January 1948
Place of birthEuskirchen, Germany
Date of death15 June 2013(2013-06-15) (aged 65)
Place of deathEuskirchen, Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1952–1966TSC Euskirchen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–19791. FC Köln329(77)
1979–1980TSV 1860 München14(4)
Total343(81)
National team
1970–1978West Germany39(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Heinz "Flocke" Flohe (28 January 1948 – 15 June 2013)[1] was a German footballer and manager.

Career

He played for 1. FC Köln (1966–1979), winning the Bundesliga title in 1978, and the DFB-Pokal in 1968, 1977 and 1978. He also played for TSV 1860 München (1979–1980). His career ended after a serious injury in his last match.

For the Germany national football team, he earned 39 caps and scored 8 goals. He was in the championship winning squad of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the 1976 European Football Championship and the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

Club

Köln

International

Germany

Private life

On 11 May 2010, Flohe lapsed into coma, after a stroke.[2]

Flohe died on 15 June 2013 in his sleep.[3]

References

  1. "World Cup football winner Flohe dies". AFP. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013. 
  2. "Das Herz: FC bangt um Heinz Flohe" (in German). express.de. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010. 
  3. "Heinz Flohe ist tot" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013. 

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