Frank Schäffer

For the East German athlete, see Frank Schaffer.

Frank Schäffer
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-07-06)6 July 1952
Place of birth Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Date of death 15 November 2024(2024-11-15) (aged 72)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
TSV Eltingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 SpVgg Ludwigsburg
1974–1983 Borussia Mönchengladbach 229 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Schäffer (6 July 1952 – 15 November 2024) was a German footballer who played as a defender and later a singer.[1] He spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach winning the Bundesliga three times, the UEFA Cup twice and reaching the 1977 European Cup final which they lost 3-1 to Liverpool.[2][1] He later became lead singer with the band Eddy & the News, with whom he sang for over 20 years.[2][1] Schäffer died on 15 November 2024, at the age of 72.[2][3]

Honours

Borussia Mönchengladbach

References

  1. ^ a b c Radnedge, Keir; Gleeson, Mark (January 2025). "Obituaries". World Soccer. p. 16.
  2. ^ a b c "Der rockende Bundesliga-Star aus Leonberg ist tot". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Fünf Titel in neun Jahren: Gladbach trauert um Schäffer" (in German). Kicker. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.


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