Achim Stocker (27 May 1935 – 1 November 2009) was the president of

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football club

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

Biography

He worked 37 years as the chairman of

since 1972 and was the oldest and longest serving president in professional

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Death

Stocker died on 1 November 2009 of a

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma ...

Personal life

He was Cabinet director in Pension (Head director of finances) and leaves behind his wife Hanne with his son Christian and daughter Sabine.Freiburgs Präsident Achim Stocker gestorben
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References

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