Bernd Hölzenbein


Bernd Hölzenbein is a German former footballer who played as a forward or winger. At international level, he was a member of the West German team that won the World Cup in 1974. He is best known for being fouled in the final against Netherlands, which led to the Germans' equalising penalty.

Playing career

A qualified merchant, Holz debuted for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga in 1967 to serve for this club until his departure in 1981. A three times German Cup winner with them in 1974, 1975 and 1981, Hölzenbein also won the UEFA Cup with Frankfurt in 1980. His output of 160 goals in his 420 Bundesliga matches is still club record achievement for Frankfurt.
He joined Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the United States in 1981. He later played for Memphis Americans and Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
In his international career, Hölzenbein scored five goals in forty appearances for West Germany between 1973 and 1978. One of his international goals was against Czechoslovakia in 1976.