Eckehard Feigenspan
Corner Hard " Ekko " Feigenspan ( born May 13, 1935 in Wöllstadt ) is a former German footballer, who has run two B- caps for Germany and won in 1959 as Active Eintracht Frankfurt, the German championship.
Career
German Championship 1959
The 19- year-old striker corner hardware Feigenspan joined in 1954 by FC low - Wöllstadt to the black-and- whites from VfB Friedberg in the first amateur league Hesse. After just one season in the league Hesse he got a contract offer from Eintracht Frankfurt and changed in 1955 in the Oberliga Süd. Already on the second match, the 5-3 win at the Stuttgarter Kickers, he came to debut in the big leagues. Along with Erich Baumler, Hans Weilbächer, Richard Kress and Alfred Pfaff he made the storm of harmony. Overall, he came in his first round 1955/56, at the elf from Riederwald on 13 missions with five goals. In his fourth season at Eintracht, 1958/59, led the come from Kickers Offenbach coach Paul Oßwald Frankfurt to South German championship and also moved so that in the final round of the German soccer championship 1959. " Ekko " Feigenspan had contributed to this success as aerially strong center-forward in 27 games 21 goals. In the final competition, the Osswald Elf sat confidently with six wins against Werder Bremen, against FK Pirmasens and 1.FC Cologne by and moved so that in the final. The 24 -year-old Feigenspan ran on during the final round in top form. In the group stage, he scored nine goals. In a 5-3 final win after extra time on June 28, 1959 in Berlin against local rivals Kickers Offenbach followed by three more hits. Framed by the offensive rounders Richard Kress, Istvan Sztani, Alfred Pfaff and Dieter Lindner he could play his eye for goal. After winning the league title, the center forward moved to TSV 1860 Munich because he wanted to pursue a mechanical engineering degree. In 79 league games Feigenspan had scored 52 goals for Eintracht.
1860 Munich, Rot-Weiss Essen, 1959-1967
National coach Sepp Herberger tested " Ekko " Feigenspan on October 3 and November 8, 1959, twice in the B- team in the international matches against Switzerland and Hungary, as it is but with the " lion " in the three rounds until 1962 never brought to the regulars, there were no further appeals more by the DFB. With Alfred hot, Hans Küppers, Rudi fountain Meier and Johann Auernhammer coach Max Merkel were outstanding striker available so that Feigenspan moved to the 2nd League West in the summer of 1962 after 41 league inserts with 20 goals in the West to Rot- Weiss Essen. In the last year of the old league system ( league football, 2 leagues ) came RWE to sixth place and was thus for the new Regionalliga West qualified for the season 1963/64. After the 10th and 7th place in the years 1964 and 1965, food shoved in the 1965/66 season with coach Fritz Pliska to 2nd place before and so moved into the promotion round to the Bundesliga. The championship in the West won Fortuna Dusseldorf and in third place ended up Alemannia Aachen. In the three rounds in the Regional Feigenspan had scored 34 goals for the team of the harbor road in 80 games. In the promotion round, the Red -Whites sat with 8:4 points compared to the same point by FC St. Pauli. In four of the six games of the 31 -year-old Feigenspan has been involved actively in use for food. Offensively ensured the rise of the other attacker Heinz -Dieter Hasebrink, Willi Koslowski, Willi Lippens, Helmut Littek and Herbert Weinberg. On the first day of the Bundesliga season 1966/67, on 20 August 1966 Feigenspan completed his only game this season for food. RWE lost the game at MSV Duisburg 0-2 gates and " Ekko " made it with Adolf Rocky the defender pair. In the summer of 1967 Feigenspan moved back into the amateur camp, leaving his career at SSVg Velbert finish.