Eberhard Figgemeier

Eberhard Figgemeier (born January 2, 1947 in Bochum ; † March 1, 2020 in Mainz ) was a German sports journalist . He was known for his expertise in soccer , tennis and figure skating .

Career

From 1970 to 1972 Figgemeier was a volunteer at ZDF. From 1972 he was editor and reporter in the ZDF main editorial office "Sport" as well as reporter at numerous Olympic Games and European and World Championships. He was also a live reporter on the 1985 Heysel disaster .

From 1981 to 1984 Figgemeier was deputy head of the ZDF editorial team “Sport Aktuell”. Between 1986 and 1988 he was the deputy head of the ZDF editorial team for “ the current sport studio ”; from 1989 to 1993 he headed the editorial department. From 1996 to 2008 he was program director at the Olympic Summer and Winter Games. The last one he commented on the final of the Gerry Weber Open 2009 in Halle between Tommy Haas and the Serb Novak Đoković (6: 3, 6: 7 and 6: 1). He ended his career on August 31, 2009.

Eberhard Figgemeier died on March 1, 2020 at the age of 73.

Trivia

Figgemeier made a famous slip of the tongue on May 2, 1984 when he euphorically reported the summary of the DFB Cup game (semifinals) Schalke 04 against Bayern Munich (6: 6) on ZDF with the words “What advertising did this fantastic game bring to football has, is irreparable! "commented. Previously, after the 6: 5 for Bayern through Dieter Hoeneß, he had declared: "And that is the decision, it has to be!"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mark Otten: ZDF sports reporter Eberhard Figgemeier has died. In: noz.de . dpa , March 1, 2020, accessed on March 1, 2020 . 
2. ↑ 11freunde.de: Interview with Figgemeier about the Heysel disaster, article from June 4, 2010