Karl-Heinz Ripkens

Karl-Heinz Ripkens
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-12-09)9 December 1937
Place of birth Cologne, Gau Cologne-Aachen, Germany
Date of death 8 May 2026(2026-05-08) (aged 88)
Place of death Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1964 1. FC Köln 45 (9)
1964–1965 Standard Liège
1965–1968 Bayer Leverkusen
1968–1969 Viktoria Köln
1969–1971 Fortuna Köln
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karl-Heinz Ripkens (9 December 1937 – 8 May 2026) was a German footballer who played as a forward. He started his career at 1. FC Köln, winning two championships with the club before moving to Belgian side Standard Liège in 1964.[1] He returned to Germany after one season and went on to play for Bayer Leverkusen, Viktoria Köln and Fortuna Köln. Ripkens died in Cologne on 8 May 2026, at the age of 88.[2]

Honours

1. FC Köln

References

  1. ↑ "Karl-Heinz Ripkens". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Meisterspieler Karl-Heinz Ripkens (†88) ist tot". Express. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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