Daniel Nivel

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Daniel Nivel (born November 30, 1954 ) is a member of the French police force, Gendarmerie nationale , who was attacked by several German hooligans on June 21, 1998 while doing his service at the 1998 World Cup . When he was already defenseless on the ground, they continued to beat and kick him.

The then 43-year-old husband and father of two was then in a coma for six weeks.
Nivel still suffers from the consequences of the violence to this day. He is paralyzed on one side and in a wheelchair, blind in one eye and can only speak with difficulty. Six of the hooligans were later sentenced to prison terms, including ten years for attempted murder.

The robbery and the ensuing legal process

During the preliminary round match between Germany and Yugoslavia in Lens , a group of drunk German hooligans tried to pass a narrow alley that was cordoned off by three uniformed police officers, including Nivel. The hooligans attacked the three police officers and knocked Nivel to the ground; the other two policemen escaped.

Nivel lost his helmet from the first blow. Several hooligans stepped on the defenseless Nivel and hit him with a wooden shield and a metal rifle attachment. Video recordings were used as evidence in the later trial.

In 1999, the Essen regional court sentenced four of the attackers to prison terms of between three and a half and ten years. The trial of another offender who was a member of the Bones MC and arrested in France took place from May 9 to May 22, 2001 before the Cour d'Assises of Saint-Omer . He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and a ten-year entry ban to France . Another perpetrator was sentenced to three years and four months in prison by the Bochum regional court in 2003 .

Two of the perpetrators later joined the Hells Angels .

Honors for Daniel Nivel

After the attack, Nivel was promoted to one rank , although permanently unfit for service : from Maréchal des logis-chef (for example Sergeant / Police Master ) to Adjutant ( Oberfeldwebel / Chief Police Officer ).

The Croatian coach Miroslav Blažević wore a kepi of the French gendarmerie out of respect during the World Cup .

On September 20, 1998, a well-attended benefit game for Daniel Nivel took place in the Kehler Rheinstadion , the proceeds of which went to his family.

Federal Cross of Merit

Shortly before the Nations League game between France and Germany on October 16, 2018, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas presented Nivel with the Federal Cross of Merit in Paris .

Daniel Nivel Foundation

In October 2000, the Daniel Nivel Foundation was founded with the participation of the German Football Association (DFB) and FIFA . The aim of this foundation is to fathom football-oriented violence, to prevent it through preventive measures and to provide help to the victims of the use of violence. The president of the board was Sepp Blatter .

Guest of Honor of the DFB

In November 2005, the DFB gave Nivel and his family tickets for the games of the 2006 World Cup . Nivel attended the preliminary round match between Germany and Poland on June 14, 2006 in Dortmund's Westfalenstadion , together with former DFB President Egidius Braun and several other celebrities .

Nivel was later a regular guest of the DFB delegation at games in France. At the start of the 2016 European Championship in France, he was a guest of the DFB at the German opening game against Ukraine in the stadium.

Daniel Nivel Cup

The Daniel Nivel Cup has been held since 2001, and in Leipzig since 2003. This second largest European hobby football tournament was under the patronage of Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder and Leipzig's Mayor Burkhard Jung in 2006 .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christoph Fischer: June 21, 1998 - The stigma of Lens. In: Westdeutsche Zeitung . June 21, 2008, accessed May 28, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b Lutz Wöckener: The case of Daniel Nivel, 1998: After the killing spree. Lifelong for victims and perpetrators. In: welt.de . June 21, 2016, accessed October 7, 2018 .
  3. ↑ welt.de June 21, 2016: After the bloodlust. Lifelong for victims and perpetrators
  4. ↑ Georg Bönisch, Annette Bruhns , Udo Ludwig , Gerhard Pfeil, Hans-Jörg Vehlewald : “We make porridge from them” , Der Spiegel 16/1999, April 19, 1999
  5. ↑ Nivel Trial: Long Shadow of a Short Brawl. In: Spiegel Online . July 7, 2003, accessed May 28, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Jörg Diehl: World Cup racket makes a career at Hells Angels. In: Spiegel Online. September 2, 2009, accessed May 28, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Maas honors ex-policeman Nivel as a symbol against hooligan violence. In: Welt-Online. Retrieved October 16, 2018 .
  8. ↑ a b David Nivel as a guest in Lille - European Football Championship - Badische Zeitung. In: badische-zeitung.de. Retrieved September 8, 2017 .
  9. ↑ DFB invites former gendarme Nivel to the Ukraine game. Süddeutsche Zeitung , June 7, 2016, accessed on August 27, 2020 .
  10. ^ 1. Daniel Nivel Cup "in Saargemünd. City of Saarbrücken , June 6, 2001, archived from the original on January 5, 2014 ; accessed on May 28, 2015 .
  11. ↑ 2500 footballers play for Daniel Nivel. Hobby table footballers play for the Nivel Cup. In: Wirtschaftswoche . June 5, 2006, accessed May 28, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Nivel, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French mobile gendarme
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1954