Full name Erich Meier | Playing position Name Erich Meier | |
Date of birth (1935-03-30)30 March 1935 Date of death 8 February 2010(2010-02-08) (aged 74) Place of death Biedenkopf-Wallau, Germany | ||
Place of birth Biedenkopf, Germany | ||
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Erich Meier (30 March 1935 – 8 February 2010) was a German footballer who played winger. With Eintracht Frankfurt, Meier won the German championship in 1959 and reached the 1960 European Cup Final against Real Madrid. In his main profession he was a construction technician.
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Career
Meier started his career with amateur side FV 09 Breidenbach, and moved to Frankfurt in 1956. Erich Meier had his highlights in the matches of the European Cup 1959–60, as he scored four goals in six fixtures. Thus his nickname is originated, Flood light Meier. Arguably his two most remembered appearances include the final match at Glaswegian Hampden Park in the second leg of the semi final at Rangers, when he contributed two goals to the 6–3 victory.
Club career after Eintracht Frankfurt
In the Oberliga he was overshadowed by Lothar Schämer, so he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1962. After that, he moved to the Netherlands, where he played for Alkmaar '54 and AGOVV Apeldoorn, where he ended his career at the end of the 1965–66 season.