‘True legend’ – Boris Becker leads tributes as German football icon and winner of four Euros Doris Fitschen dies aged 56
BORIS BECKER has led the tributes to German football legend Doris Fitschen, who has tragically passed away aged 56.
Fitschen, who is one of German sport’s most iconic figures, has sadly lost her battle with cancer.
German football legend Doris Fitschen has tragically passed away aged 56[/caption]
Her passing has rocked the German sports world, with several prominent figures paying their respects on social media.
Tennis icon Becker wrote on X: “A true legend in German sports has sadly passed away.
“Rest in peace, Doris Fitschen.”
The late Fitschen was one of the most successful players in the history of German football.
She won seven Bundesliga titles and six German Cups during her stints with TSV Siegen and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Bernd Neuendorf – the President of the German FA – also paid tribute to the late Fitschen, who was regarded by many to be one of Germany’s greatest-ever players.
He said: “I am shocked and very sad about Doris’s death.
“Our thoughts are with her family, all relatives, and her close friends. Doris was one of the defining figures in football in.
“As a player, she was a leader, a strategist, and had a presence, dominance, and aura that others could look up to.”
Fitschen’s former club, Eintracht Frankfurt, also put out a heartfelt statement upon learning of her death.
It read: “We mourn the loss of a former FFC player and a key figure in German women’s football: Doris Fitschen died yesterday after a long and serious illness at the age of 56
“Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones.”
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