| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 August 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 21 July 2010 (aged 73) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1967 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Horst Haecks (12 August 1936 – 21 July 2010) was a German professional footballer who played as a forward for FC St. Pauli.[1]
Career
He played for Eisenbahner TSV Altona, HEBC Hamburg and Eimsbuetteler SV as a youth player.[2] Haecks was forced to retire from professional playing at the age of 30 after persistent knee problems during the 1966–67 season.[3] He scored 161 goals in 265 official matches for FC St. Pauli.[3]
In July 1969, three years after his retirement, he made his comeback for the FC St. Pauli reserve team when it famously beat the club's first team in the NFV-Pokal, Lower Saxony's regional qualification for the DFB-Pokal.[4][5][6]
Death
Haecks died on 21 July 2010, aged 73.[3]
References
- ^ Horst Haecks at WorldFootball.net
- ^ * Fußball in Hamburg 1945 bis 1963. Alle Ligen, alle Tabellen, alle Ergebnisse (in German) Football in Hamburg from 1945 to 1963. All leagues, all tables, all results, publisher: Agon, Kassel, published: 2007, ISBN 978-3-89784-333-2
- ^ a b c "Ehemaliger St.-Pauli-Stürmer Horst Haecks ist verstorben". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 22 July 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Galczynski, Ronny (30 July 2009). "Als St. Paulis Amateure im Pokal die Profis düpierten". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Pokal-Geschichte: St. Pauli besiegt St. Pauli". NDR (in German). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Wetzner, Uwe (15 October 2013). "25. Juli 1969: Ein „Schwarzer Freitag" am Millerntor". FussiFreunde Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
External links
- Horst Haecks at kicker (in German)
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