Eckehard Feigenspan
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Eckehard Feigenspan is a former German
footballer who has been twice capped
for Germany's B squad.
. After only one season, he received an offer from Eintracht Frankfurt
and eventually signed in 1955 at the Eagles for their Oberliga South campaign. At match day two, he debuted at the 5–3 away win at Stuttgarter Kickers
. Together with Erich Bäumler
, Hans Weilbächer
, Richard Kress
and Alfred Pfaff
he formed the attack at Eintracht. In his first season 1955–56 he could appear in 13 matches, netting five goals. In his fourth season at Frankfurt, 1958–59, Paul Oßwald
's Eintracht won the Southern German championship
, hence reached the final round of the German championship
and then the final match
. To this success Ekko Feigenspan contributed 21 goals in 27 matches. In the final round the Oßwald team won all six matches against Werder Bremen
, FK Pirmasens
and 1. FC Köln
with Feigenspan he scoring nine more goals. In the final match on 28 June 1959 in Berlin, he could score three additional goals to the 5–3 win after overtime against rivals Kickers Offenbach
. His offensive partners were Richard Kress, István Sztani
, Alfred Pfaff and Dieter Lindner
. After the championship win, he moved to 1860 München
because he wanted to continue his engineering studies. In 79 Oberliga appearances for Eintracht he scored 52 goals.
manager Sepp Herberger
tested Feigenspan on 3 October and 8 November 1959 twice in the B squad
against Switzerland and Hungary, but since Feigenspan had never caught a regular spot at the Lions from Munich in three seasons, he was not capped
anymore. Alfred Heiß
, Hans Küppers
, Rudi Brunnenmeier and Johann Auernhammer were first choice striker for manager Max Merkel
, so Feigenspan left 1860 in the summer of 1962 after 41 Oberliga appearances and 20 goals for the Western German club Rot-Weiß Essen playing in die 2nd Oberliga West
. In the last season of the old league system (regional Oberligas) RWE reached the sixth rank and qualified for the second tier (Regionalliga West) for the 1963–64 season. After finishing as tenth and seventh in 1964 and 1965 respectively, Essen reached under Fritz Pliska the second place in 1965–66, qualifying for the promotion round for the Bundesliga
, while Fortuna Düsseldorf
won the Regionalliga West and Alemannia Aachen
finished third. In three seasons in the Regionalliga Feigenspan netted 34 times in 80 appearances. In the promotion round the Red and whites prevailed with 8–4 points before FC St. Pauli
. In four out of six matches the 31 year old Feigenspan appeared. Further attackers were Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink, Willi Koslowski
, Willi Lippens
, Helmut Littek and Herbert Weinberg. On the first Bundesliga match day of the 1966–67 season, on 20 August 1966, Feigenspan made his last match for Essen, when they lost against MSV Duisburg
0–2. „Ekko“ made up the defender pair with Adolf Steinig.
In the summer of 1967 Feigenspan moved back to amateur football, joining SSVg Velbert
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer who has been twice capped
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for Germany's B squad.
German championship 1959
The 19 year old striker Feigenspan moved in 1954 from FC Nieder-Wöllstadt to VfB Friedberg in the first amateur league of HessenHessenliga
The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3...
. After only one season, he received an offer from Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
and eventually signed in 1955 at the Eagles for their Oberliga South campaign. At match day two, he debuted at the 5–3 away win at Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers...
. Together with Erich Bäumler
Erich Bäumler
Erich Bäumler was a German footballer.- External links :*...
, Hans Weilbächer
Hans Weilbächer
Hans Weilbächer is a former German football player. He was capped once for Germany in 1955 against Republic of Ireland. With his club side Eintracht Frankfurt, he won the German championship in 1959 and reached the European Cup final in the following year against Real Madrid which the Eagles...
, Richard Kress
Richard Kress
Richard Kress was a German footballer.He played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1953 until 1964 as a typical right winger and won the German championship in 1959 and played the European Cup final in 1960 which was lost to Real Madrid 3-7 on May 18 at Hampden Park in Glasgow in front of 135,000...
and Alfred Pfaff
Alfred Pfaff
Alfred Pfaff was a German football player and World Cup winner with West Germany in 1954.- Life :Pfaff was capped seven times between 1953 and 1956 for the West German national team, scoring two goals as an inside forward....
he formed the attack at Eintracht. In his first season 1955–56 he could appear in 13 matches, netting five goals. In his fourth season at Frankfurt, 1958–59, Paul Oßwald
Paul Oßwald
Paul Oßwald was a German former football player and manager. As manager of Eintracht Frankfurt he won the German championship in 1959.-Early career, 1918-28:...
's Eintracht won the Southern German championship
Southern German football championship
The Southern German football championship was the highest association football competition in the South of Germany, established in 1898...
, hence reached the final round of the German championship
German football champions
The German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century.Brought to the country by English...
and then the final match
German football championship 1959
The 55th German football championship was the culmination of the football season in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1958-59. Eintracht Frankfurt were crowned champions for the first time after a group stage and a final....
. To this success Ekko Feigenspan contributed 21 goals in 27 matches. In the final round the Oßwald team won all six matches against Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
, FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens is a German association football club in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team was formed as the football section of the gymnastics and sports club TV Pirminia Pirmasens in 1903 and became independent in 1914. They took on their current name in 1925...
and 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
with Feigenspan he scoring nine more goals. In the final match on 28 June 1959 in Berlin, he could score three additional goals to the 5–3 win after overtime against rivals Kickers Offenbach
Kickers Offenbach
Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...
. His offensive partners were Richard Kress, István Sztani
István Sztani
István Sztáni is a former football manager and a retired Hungarian football striker.Sztani left Hungary for Eintracht Frankfurt and faced a one year FIFA ban. With the Main siders he won the German championship in 1959. At the end of the season he moved to Standard Liège of Belgium and stayed...
, Alfred Pfaff and Dieter Lindner
Dieter Lindner (footballer)
Dieter Lindner is a former German football player.Lindner played for Eintracht Frankfurt since his youth and remained at his home club the entire career. He appeared in 321 matches in the Oberliga and the new founded Bundesliga...
. After the championship win, he moved to 1860 München
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
because he wanted to continue his engineering studies. In 79 Oberliga appearances for Eintracht he scored 52 goals.
1860 München and Rot-Weiß Essen, 1959 until 1967
GermanyGermany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
manager Sepp Herberger
Sepp Herberger
Josef "Sepp" Herberger was a German football player and manager...
tested Feigenspan on 3 October and 8 November 1959 twice in the B squad
Germany national football B team
Germany B is a secondary team for the national football team of Germany, used to try out and develop players for potential inclusion for the first team. The team - which has not been active since 2006 - can play against other nations' B-teams, or against full national teams, but its matches are...
against Switzerland and Hungary, but since Feigenspan had never caught a regular spot at the Lions from Munich in three seasons, he was not capped
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
anymore. Alfred Heiß
Alfred Heiß
Alfred 'Fredy' Heiß is a retired German football player. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München...
, Hans Küppers
Hans Küppers
Hans Küppers is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München and 1. FC Nuremberg...
, Rudi Brunnenmeier and Johann Auernhammer were first choice striker for manager Max Merkel
Max Merkel
Maximilian Merkel was an Austrian football player and coach. The former Rapid player featured twice in a national team...
, so Feigenspan left 1860 in the summer of 1962 after 41 Oberliga appearances and 20 goals for the Western German club Rot-Weiß Essen playing in die 2nd Oberliga West
2nd Oberliga West
The 2nd Oberliga West was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the west of Germany from 1949 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, the most populous state of Germany....
. In the last season of the old league system (regional Oberligas) RWE reached the sixth rank and qualified for the second tier (Regionalliga West) for the 1963–64 season. After finishing as tenth and seventh in 1964 and 1965 respectively, Essen reached under Fritz Pliska the second place in 1965–66, qualifying for the promotion round for the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, while Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
won the Regionalliga West and Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
finished third. In three seasons in the Regionalliga Feigenspan netted 34 times in 80 appearances. In the promotion round the Red and whites prevailed with 8–4 points before FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...
. In four out of six matches the 31 year old Feigenspan appeared. Further attackers were Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink, Willi Koslowski
Willi Koslowski
Willi Koslowski is a former German football player.Striker Koslowski scored his only goal in his games for West Germany on the day of his debut, the third one of the West Germans in a 3-0 win over Uruguay in April 1962...
, Willi Lippens
Willi Lippens
Willi Lippens is a former Dutch football player. He is nicknamed "Ente" due to his waddling....
, Helmut Littek and Herbert Weinberg. On the first Bundesliga match day of the 1966–67 season, on 20 August 1966, Feigenspan made his last match for Essen, when they lost against MSV Duisburg
MSV Duisburg
MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:...
0–2. „Ekko“ made up the defender pair with Adolf Steinig.
In the summer of 1967 Feigenspan moved back to amateur football, joining SSVg Velbert
SSVg Velbert
SSVg Velbert is a German association football club located in Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1902 as Velberter FC 02 and marks itself as the third oldest football club in the region.-Early predecessors:...
.
External links
- Eckehard Feigenspan at eintracht-archiv.de