Jürgen Grabowski

Jürgen Grabowski (7 July 1944 – 10 March 2022) was a German footballer. He played for Eintracht Frankfurt. He won gold medals playing for the West Germany national football team that won the European championship in 1972 and the FIFA World Cup in 1974. Grabowski is considered the greatest Eintracht Frankfurt player ever.

Biography

Grabowski was born in Wiesbaden, West Germany.

He played 44 caps for the West Germany national team and scored five goals. He was a member of the squad that finished second in the World Cup tournaments of 1966, when he did not play. In Mexico 1970, Grabowski was called the best substitute in the world. In the game against Italy, Grabowski hit the cross to defender Karl-Heinz Schnellinger. The German professional, who played for an Italian club, scored the equalizing goal in the last second. On his 30th birthday, he and his Eintracht teammate Bernd Hölzenbein became world champions on 7 July 1974 at the Munich Olympic Stadium. For a short time he was manager of Eintracht Frankfurt. Grabowski was honorary captain of Eintracht.

Grabowski lived in Taunusstein, Hesse.

Honours Eintracht Frankfurt UEFA Cup: 1979–80 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78 3 December 2014 Hessian Order of Merit