Franz Merkhoffer (born 29 November 1946) is a retired
German
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footballer
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. He is the record holder for most games played for
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
, where he spent his whole professional career.
Career
After playing youth and amateur football for his hometown club MTV Dettum and
Hamburger SV Amateure, Merkhoffer joined
Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig in 1968. In Braunschweig he played 419 games in the Bundesliga between 1968 and 1983, becoming a mainstay in the club's defense for almost 16 years.
Post-retirement
After retiring from football in 1984, Merkhoffer went into
horse breeding
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.
Personal life
Merkhoffer is
father-in-law to
American
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soccer
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player
Jacob Thomas, who married Merkhoffer's daughter during his stay as a player at Eintracht Braunschweig.
References
External links
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1946 births
Living people
People from Wolfenbüttel (district)
Footballers from Lower Saxony
Association football defenders
German footballers
Germany under-21 international footballers
Hamburger SV II players
Eintracht Braunschweig players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
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