Eike Immel

Immel is my kind of goalkeeper story. From a small place near Giessen, he stood 187 cm in the German goal across two decades, guarding the net for Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart, and Manchester City while earning World Cup and European Championship call-ups. Goalkeeping is a thankless trade where every mistake is magnified, yet he held a top-level career from 1975 to 1997, then moved into coaching. The detail I find irresistible is the musician tag attached to his name. A man who spent his life as the last line of defense turning out to have an artistic streak humanizes him for me, and his longevity alone commands real respect.

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Name (English)

Eike Immel

Name (Japanese)

アイケ・インメル

Reading

あいけ・いんめる

Born

November 27, 1960 (age 65)

Origin

Erksdorf, Giessen Government Region, Germany

Height

187 cm

Occupation

association football player / goalkeeper coach / association football coach / goalkeeper / athlete

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eike%20Immel
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62193

Tags

• Giessen Government Region
• association football player
• goalkeeper coach
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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