Eintracht mourns the loss of their greatest idol. World champion, European champion, Uefa Cup winner and cup winner Jürgen Grabowski (77) is dead.
One of the greatest German footballers as a right winger and later playmaker died in the hospital in Wiesbaden on Thursday evening. He underwent thigh surgery there in January.
In the end he died of multiple organ failure. Is didn’t want to fight anymore and went to his friend Bernd Nickel – his former teammate and one of Eintracht’s greatest goalscorers had only been buried last October.
At that time, Grabi only hobbled to the cemetery with a stick. Because of a mysterious nervous disease, he could hardly walk. Due to a severe kidney disease, he had to have regular dialysis (blood washing). When he fell in the bathroom at home in Taunusstein, he broke his thigh in January.
Eintracht will wear black armbands and a minute’s silence in Sunday’s home game against Bochum.
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“There won’t be anyone like Grabi again,” said his former teammate, Bundesliga record player Charly Körbel (67/602 appearances). 441 Bundesliga games, 109 goals. 44 internationals. In 1974 he became world champion. He played for Eintracht for 15 years until he had to end his career in 1980 after winning the Uefa Cup.
The fans sing their idol before every game in their anthem “Black and white like snow, that’s the SGE – and they played so beautifully, with Jürgen Gra-bow-ski!”
Now the honorary captain’s place in the stands will remain empty forever.
