Horst Haecks Explained

Horst Haecks
Birth Date:	12 August 1936
Birth Place:	Hamburg, Germany
Position:	Forward
Years1:	1957–1967
Clubs1:	FC St. Pauli

Horst Haecks (12 August 1936 – 21 July 2010) was a German professional footballer who played as a forward for FC St. Pauli.

Career

He played for Eisenbahner TSV Altona, HEBC Hamburg and Eimsbuetteler SV as a youth player.^[1] Haecks was forced to retire from professional playing at the age of 30 after persistent knee problems during the 1966–67 season. He scored 161 goals in 265 official matches for FC St. Pauli.

In July 1969, three years after his retirement, he made his comeback for the FC St. Pauli reserve team when it famously beat the club's first team in the NFV-Pokal, Lower Saxony's regional qualification for the DFB-Pokal.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Death

Haecks died on 21 July 2010, aged 73.^[5]

Notes and References

1. • Fußball in Hamburg 1945 bis 1963. Alle Ligen, alle Tabellen, alle Ergebnisse Football in Hamburg from 1945 to 1963. All leagues, all tables, all results, publisher: Agon, Kassel, published: 2007,
2. News: Galczynski . Ronny . Als St. Paulis Amateure im Pokal die Profis düpierten . 31 January 2022 . Die Welt . 30 July 2009 . de.
3. News: Pokal-Geschichte: St. Pauli besiegt St. Pauli . 31 January 2022 . NDR . 25 July 2019 . de.
4. News: Wetzner . Uwe . 25. Juli 1969: Ein „Schwarzer Freitag“ am Millerntor . 31 January 2022 . FussiFreunde Hamburg . 15 October 2013 . de.
5. News: Ehemaliger St.-Pauli-Stürmer Horst Haecks ist verstorben . 31 January 2022 . Hamburger Abendblatt . 22 July 2010 . de.