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Horst Eckel

German association football player (1932–2021)
Person Human Q516790

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
February 8, 1932
Date of death
December 3, 2021
Place of birth
Vogelbach
Place of death
Landstuhl
Country of citizenship
Germany[9]
Occupation
association football player, association football coach, tool and die maker, teacher
Award received
Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate, Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[10][11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[24]
Country for sport
Germany[25]
Family name
Eckel[20]
Given name
Horst[21]
Height
+180[28]
Mass
+75[29]
Member of sports team
SV Röchling Völklingen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Germany men's national association football team[14][15][16]
Name in native language
Horst Eckel[26]
Participant in
1958 FIFA World Cup, 1954 FIFA World Cup[22][23]
Position played on team / speciality
forward, midfielder[17][18]
Sport
association football[19]
Start of work period
1949[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Horst Eckel ar هورست إيكيل el Χορστ Έκελ fa هورشت اکل he הורסט אקל hi होर्स्ट एकेल hu Windhund ja ホルスト・エッケル ko 호르스트 에켈 ru Хорст Эккель ru Эккель, Хорст uk Горст Еккель zh 霍斯特·埃克尔 zh 霍斯特·埃克爾
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000382327930
VIAF cluster ID
265242494
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr2005006459
GND ID
12945835X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Horst Eckel Obersülzen.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
12945835X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12945835X
Discogs artist ID
1762726
EU-Football.info player ID
5247
FAST ID
1607413
FIFA player ID (archived)
48845
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
45800
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Freebase ID
/m/025_pmn
Fussballdaten.de person ID
eckelhorst, horst-eckel
German Football Association person ID
45525, horst-eckel
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4612589, 5862682
JRC Names ID
269943
Kicker.de player ID
horst-eckel
Munzinger Sport number
01000000673
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
16760
Playmakerstats.com player ID
22351
Prabook ID
2352994
Rhineland-Palatinate Person DB (GND) ID
12945835X
Trading Card Database name ID
184128
Transfermarkt manager ID
12314
Transfermarkt player ID
102168
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJp67qXxKpJkcfXkXvRkDq
WorldFootball.net person ID (old)
horst-eckel

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
teacher, association football player, association football coach, tool and die maker
Member of sports team 3
Germany men's national association football team, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Röchling Völklingen
Award received 2
Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate
Participant in 2
1954 FIFA World Cup, 1958 FIFA World Cup
Position played on team / speciality 2
forward, midfielder
Country for sport 1
Germany
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Horst
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Participated in 1
1954 FIFA World Cup Final
Place of death 1
Landstuhl
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
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Summary

Horst Eckel was born on February 8, 1932[1], in Vogelbach[2]. He died on December 3, 2021[3], in Landstuhl[4]. He worked as an association football player[5], association football coach[6], tool and die maker[7], and teacher[8].

FAQs

Where was Horst Eckel born?

Horst Eckel was born in Vogelbach[2].

Where did Horst Eckel die?

Horst Eckel died in Landstuhl[4].

What did Horst Eckel do for work?

Horst Eckel worked as an association football player[5], association football coach[6], tool and die maker[7], and teacher[8].

What awards did Horst Eckel receive?

Honors received include Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate[10], Silbernes Lorbeerblatt[11], and Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[12].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . kicker.de. kicker.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . rangado.24.hu. rangado.24.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Zyxw · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62560"
  2. 16d ago · Zyxw · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62001"
  3. 18d ago · Zyxw · 2026-10-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    German Football Association person ID → 45525, horst-eckel
    "Created claim: German Football Association person ID: horst-eckel, Added German Football Association person ID: horst-eckel from dewiki (details)"
  4. 4w ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player ID → 22351
    "Created claim: Playmakerstats.com player ID: 22351, batch #289935"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1958 FIFA World Cup, 1954 FIFA World Cup
    Given name → Horst
    Member of sports team → SV Röchling Völklingen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Germany men's national association football team
    Family name → Eckel
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32116: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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