Photo: Udo Grimberg / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
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.
Overview
Eike Heinrich Immel (born 27 November 1960) is a German professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. From 1975 until 1997, Immel played for Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart and Manchester City. He was capped at International level for West Germany and was part of his nations squads for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, 1986 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1980 and UEFA Euro 1988.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Erksdorf, Giessen Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 187 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / goalkeeper coach / association football coach / goalkeeper / athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.