A tribute to Horst Hrubesch

Horst Hrubesch (17 April 1951, Hamm) was nicknamed Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer (the Header Beast). He played in small clubs until the age of 24 before he was signed by Rot-Weiss Essen. There, he played well enough that Hamburger SV bought him. West Germany’s match-winning hero in the 1980 UEFA European Championship final against Belgium, Horst Hrubesch scored two goals in Rome, the second of them a trademark bullet header in the 89th minute. A German champion three times, he also won the European Cup with Hambu