Jürgen Grabowski

Jürgen Grabowski
Personal information
Full nameJürgen Grabowski
Date of birth7 July 1944
Place of birthWiesbaden, Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1952–1960SV 1919 Biebrich
1960–1965FV Biebrich 02
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1980Eintracht Frankfurt441(109)
National team
1965West Germany Amateur1(0)
1967West Germany U231(0)
1966–1974West Germany44(5)
Teams managed
1977Eintracht Frankfurt (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (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 turned over to 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 with nine goals.

He won 44 caps for the German national team and scored five goals. He was member of the German squad in the World Cups of 1966 (in which he did not play), 1970 and 1974. He is known for his versatility, being that he can 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

Eintracht Frankfurt
West Germany

References

  1. "Grabowski, Jürgen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. "Matthäus sagt Eintracht Frankfurt ab" (in German). RP Online. Retrieved 24 April 2011.

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