Axel Jüptner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Gemmrigheim, West Germany | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 1998 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Bad Oeynhausen, Germany | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1986 | VfL Gemmrigheim | ||
| 1986–1987 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1989 | VfB Stuttgart II | ||
| 1988–1991 | VfB Stuttgart | 25 | (0) |
| 1991–1997 | Bayer Uerdingen | 181 | (8) |
| 1997–1998 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 13 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Axel Jüptner (26 April 1969 in Gemmrigheim – 24 April 1998 in Bad Oeynhausen) was a German footballer.[1]
Jüptner played in the Fußball-Bundesliga for VfB Stuttgart between 1988 and 1991. In 1991 he joined KFC Uerdingen 05 and helped win promotion to the Fußball-Bundesliga the same year. He played for Uerdingen until November 1997, when he transferred to FC Carl Zeiss Jena. On 23 April 1998, during a training session in Jena, he suffered from myocardial infarction and died one day later.[2]
References
- ↑ "Jüptner, Axel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Fall Jüptner: Witwe des ehemaligen KFC-Profis verliert Prozess". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). 27 April 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
External links
- Axel Jüptner at fussballdaten.de (German)