Holger Brück
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Kassel, Hesse, Allied-occupied Germany | ||
| Date of death | 19 July 2026 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Kassel, Hesse, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1968 | KSV Hessen Kassel II | ||
| 1968–1972 | KSV Hessen Kassel | ||
| 1972–1981 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 1981 | Calgary Boomers | ||
| 1982 | KSV Hessen Kassel | ||
| 1983 | Calgary Mustangs | ||
| 1983–1987 | Eintracht Baunatal | ||
| 1987–1990 | KSV Hessen Kassel | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1988 | KSV Hessen Kassel (player-manager) | ||
| 1988–1989 | KSV Hessen Kassel II | ||
| 1993 | KSV Hessen Kassel | ||
| 1994–1995 | KSV Hessen Kassel II | ||
| 1995–1996 | KSV Hessen Kassel | ||
| 2001 | KSV Hessen Kassel | ||
| 2011 | KSV Hessen Kassel | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Holger Brück (30 September 1947 – 19 July 2026) was a German professional football player and manager.[1] He played as a defender. In 1983, he played for the Calgary Mustangs of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[2]
Death
Brück died in Kassel on 19 July 2026, at the age of 78, following a long illness. His death was met with widespread mourning across German football, with official tributes released by both Hertha BSC and KSV Hessen Kassel commemorating his extensive legacy as a player, leader, and club savior.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Holger Brück at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Calgary Mustangs 1983 (CPSL)". nasljerseys.com.
- ↑ "Hertha BSC trauert um Holger Brück". herthabsc.com (in German). 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ Knaack, Benjamin (20 July 2026). "Zum Tod des früheren Fußballers Holger Brück: Bei Hertha BSC Rekordspieler, in Kassel eine Legende". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
Categories:
- 1947 births
- 2026 deaths
- German men's footballers
- West German men's footballers
- Footballers from Kassel
- Men's association football defenders
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Canadian Professional Soccer League (original) players
- KSV Hessen Kassel players
- Hertha BSC players
- Calgary Boomers players
- Calgary Mustangs (CPSL) players
- German football managers
- KSV Hessen Kassel managers
- West German expatriate men's footballers
- West German expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- German football defender, 1940s birth stubs