Died at 60
BVB mourns the loss of goalkeeping legend Teddy de Beer
As Borussia Dortmund announced, Teddy de Beer died “suddenly and unexpectedly” at the age of 60 one day before New Year’s Eve. BVB is losing a legend with him.
Former Bundesliga goalkeeper Wolfgang de Beer has died at the age of just 60. Like his longtime club, de Beer died suddenly and unexpectedly on December 30th. He would have been 61 years old this Thursday.
“His death leaves us all speechless,” said the BVB statement: “The Borussia family is shocked and deeply sad.” De Beer was most recently employed by Westphalia as a fan representative; he was one of BVB’s figureheads over the past decades.
De Beer moved from MSV Duisburg to Dortmund in the summer of 1986. In 2001 he ended his career, during which he also played one game for the German U21 national team.
Teddy de Beer was part of many BVB successes
De Beer was there for nine of BVB’s great successes, as first or second goalkeeper or as goalkeeping coach, the club explained. “‘Teddy’ was one of the good ones. On the pitch, but especially off the pitch,” the club wrote: “A man you can touch. Deeply grounded. With his pulse, his heart and his full attention, always very close the people, a good, positive listener. Someone you always wanted to have around.”
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