Bernd Nickel is a former German footballer

Football (soccer)

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Due to his straight shots his nickname was "Doktor Hammer".

Nickel began his career in 1957 at SV Eisemroth. In 1966 he was signed by Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

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, where he scored 141 goals in 426 Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

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 games. He won the DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal

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 in 1974, 1975 and 1981. His biggest success was the victory of the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

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 in 1980.
Frankfurt won against Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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 with 1-0 and 2-3. Nickel stayed until 1983 at the Eintracht. He was notorious for his heavy distance shots and free kicks.
At the end of his career he joined BSC Young Boys

BSC Young Boys

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 from Switzerland for the 1983-84 season.
Nickel was capped once for the DFB team

Germany national football team

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. He also competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

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