Erich Meier

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playername = Erich Meier


fullname = Erich Meier
nickname = Flutlicht-Meier ("Flood light Meier")
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1935|3|30
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countryofbirth = Germany
position = Left winger
youthyears = -1956
youthclubs = FV 09 Breidenbach
years = 1956-1962
1962-1965
1965-1966
1966
clubs = Eintracht Frankfurt
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Alkmaar '54
AGOVV Apeldoorn
caps(goals) = 43 (17)
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Erich Meier (born March 30 1935) is a former German football player, 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.

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 against the overstrained Brits.

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.

External links

* [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/meier.html Erich Meier at eintracht-archiv.de]