Manfred Manglitz

Manfred Manglitz

Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-03-08)8 March 1940
Place of birth	Cologne, Germany
Date of death	13 July 2026(2026-07-13) (aged 86)
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	SC West Köln 1900/11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1963	Bayer Leverkusen
1963–1969	Meidericher SV / MSV Duisburg	192	(1)
1969–1971	1. FC Köln	65	(0)
International career
1965–1970	West Germany	4	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing West Germany FIFA World Cup 1970 Mexico
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manfred Manglitz (8 March 1940 – 13 July 2026) was a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

In 257 West German top-flight matches for MSV Duisburg and FC Cologne he scored one goal.. This was the first time in Bundesliga history that a goalkeeper converted a penalty.

International career

Manglitz was a non-playing member of the West German squad at 1970 FIFA World Cup. In total he won four caps playing four times for his country from 1965 to 1970.

Death

Manglitz died on 13 July 2026, at the age of 86.

Trivia

Outspoken Manglitz was one of a handful of West Germany international footballers (including Klaus Fichtel, Bernd Patzke etc.) involved in the match fixing Bundesligaskandal in 1971, in consequence receiving a lifetime ban from the ordinary courts of the German Football Association.

External links

• Manfred Manglitz at WorldFootball.net
• Manfred Manglitz at Kicker (in German)
• Manfred Manglitz at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Manfred Manglitz at National-Football-Teams.com