Hans Hägele Explained

Hans Hägele
Birth Date:13 July 1940
Death Place:Körsch Viaduct, Germany
Position:Striker
Years1:19xx–1968
Clubs1:VfL Sindelfingen
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Years2:1968–1970
Clubs2:VfR Heilbronn
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Years3:1970–1971
Clubs3:Fortuna Düsseldorf
Caps3:2
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Hans Hägele (13 July 1940 – 18 October 2010) was a German professional footballer who played as a striker. He later became a football agent.

Career

Hägele played for VfL Sindelfingen, VfR Heilbronn and Fortuna Düsseldorf.[1]

Hägele later became a football agent, and helped engineer Armin Veh's move from Borussia Mönchengladbach to St. Gallen in 1983.[2]

He was also a witness at Christoph Daum's trial for cocaine abuse.[3]

Death

Hägele jumped from the Körsch Viaduct on 18 October 2010, at the age of 70.[4] He left no suicide note.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Weltfußball.de
  2. Veh trauert um guten Freund
  3. Ein Mann wird zum Spielball
  4. Ex-Profi stürzt sich in den Tod
  5. Drama am Viadukt