Dieter Eckstein (born 12 March 1964) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Club career
''Eckes'' was born in
Kehl
Kehl (; ) is a city with around 38,000 inhabitants in the southwestern Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies in the region of Baden on the Rhine River, at the confluence with the smaller Kinzig (Rhine), Kinzig River, directly oppo ...
. He played for several German clubs, as well as clubs in Switzerland, and
West Ham United
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in England.
International career
Eckstein played for the
West Germany national team, earning seven caps. Eckstein was a participant at the
EURO 1988.
After retirement
On 1 July 2011, while playing in a charity match for amateur side VfR Regensburg, Eckstein had a heart failure and fell into a coma. He was transferred to the University hospital at
Regensburg
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, where his situation was stabilised. The incident is thought to not have caused any permanent damage to his body.
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Living people
1964 births
People from Kehl
Footballers from Freiburg (region)
German men's footballers
Germany men's international footballers
Germany men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football forwards
UEFA Euro 1988 players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Regionalliga players
1. FC Nürnberg players
Eintracht Frankfurt players
FC Schalke 04 players
SV Waldhof Mannheim players
West Ham United F.C. players
FC Winterthur players
FC Augsburg players
German football managers
West German men's footballers
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in England
German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
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