Adolf Bechtold
Adolf Bechtold (20 February 1926 – 8 September 2012) was a German football player who played his entire career with Eintracht Frankfurt. An instrument mechanic, he played from 1938 until 1942 in the youth academy before joining the senior squad. He made over 400 appearances for the team until 1960 and won the German Championship in 1959 and the South German Championship in 1953 and 1959. In the 1959-60 season, Frankfurt reached the final of the European Cup, where they were defeated by Real Madrid by a score of 7-3. Bechtold was not a starter after that and made only one appearance in that European Cup season. This was his only international appearance as he was never capped for Germany. He was an honoured member and captain of Eintracht Frankfurt.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adolf Bechtold | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 8 September 2012 (aged 86)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1938–1942 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1960 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 397 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours
- German championship: 1958–59
- European Cup: runners-up 1959–60
- Oberliga Süd: 1952–53, 1958–59; runners-up 1953–54
See also
References
- "Eintracht Frankfurt trauert um Adolf Bechtold (Aktuelles)". Eintracht.de. Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
Further reading
- Ulrich Matheja: Schlappekicker und Himmelsstürmer. Die Geschichte von Eintracht Frankfurt. Verlag Die Werkstatt. Göttingen 2004 (4. Ed. 2017) (ISBN 3-89533-427-8).
- Werner Raupp: Toni Turek – „Fußballgott“. Eine Biographie. Hildesheim: Arete Verlag 2019 (1., rev. Ed.) (ISBN 978-3-96423-008-9), p. 52–58.