Name: Erwin Stein
Country:
GermanyClub: Eintracht Frankfurt
Position: *CF, SS, (WF)
Side: RF/BS
Age: 24-28 years (10/06/1935)
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 78 kg
Attack: 88
Defence: 43
Balance: 79
Stamina: 81
Top Speed: 85
Acceleration: 87
Response: 89
Agility: 80
Dribble Accuracy: 79
Dribble Speed: 81
Short Pass Accuracy: 76
Short Pass Speed: 71
Long Pass Accuracy: 77
Long Pass Speed: 73
Shot Accuracy: 86
Shot Power: 85
Shot Technique: 83
Free Kick Accuracy: 67
Curling: 70
Header: 84
Jump: 82
Technique: 80
Aggression: 87
Mentality: 82
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 79
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 5
Growth Type: Standard
CARDS:
P16 Dummy Run
P19 Chasing Back
S03 1-on-1 Finish
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Scoring - 1on1 Scoring
Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
INFO:
Former German striker and one of the best Eintracht scorers. Stein was player with good working habits, coming back to help and moving to the wings to make assists, very fast player with good heading, acceleration and powerful shot. He rarely used weaker left foot, even though he could score with it. The striker was capped by Bundestrainer Sepp Herberger for the match of the German amateur national team against the Netherlands April 15, 1959 in Enschede. In the final of the German championship Eintracht Frankfurt played on June 28, 1959 against Kickers Offenbach. Eintracht won in overtime 5-3. The striker Eckehard Feigenspan netted three times for Frankfurt. For Feigenspan moved to TSV 1860 München, the Eintracht board negotiated intensely with the goalgetter from Griesheim 02. Stein signed for the Riederwald club for the 1959-60 and was therefore not eligible for the German amateur national team. Since the qualification matches for the 1960 Summer Olympics took place in November 1959 against Finland and Poland, it was a blow for DFB's plans to take part at the Olympics. Erwin Stein debuted for the Eagles on August 23, 1959 at Eintracht's first season match against SpVgg Fürth. He contributed two goals to the 5-3 victory of Frankfurt. He carried on to show his scoring qualities in the Oberliga Süd but Sepp Herberger never called him up again. At the end of the Oberliga season 1959-60 he amounted 24 goals, plus he managed to enter the European Cup final on May 18, 1960 at Glaswegian Hampden Park against Real Madrid, scoring two goals at the 3-7 loss. His sportive performances were great but Herberger never forgave him the "escape" from the amateur national team. In seven years at Eintracht Erwin Stein appeared 342 times (friendlies included) and netted 267 times. In the Oberliga Süd he played from 1959 until 1963 in 107 matches and managed to score 75 goals. Between 1961 and 1962 he could became runner-up in the Southern Oberliga and played in the final round with Eintracht. In the Fußball-Bundesliga he had two more good seasons between 1963 and 1965. He bid farewell as an Eintracht active player on September 4, 1965 at Hannover 96. From 1963 until 1966 he contributed 14 goals in Bundesliga 41 matches for the Hessian team. In he could reach the DFB-Pokal final against 1860 München on June 13, 1964 which the Eagles 0-2 to the Lions.
Quote:
"Der Ball, den Sie zweimal ins Real-Tor schossen, ruht im Eintracht-Museum, dank Richard Kreß, der das gute Stück nach dem Schlusspfiff einfach an sich nahm."
"Ich habe den Ball im Museum in den Händen gehalten und daran gedacht, wie schwer der damals war, aus echtem Leder mit einer Blase drin. Bei einem Kopfball bekamst du eine mittelschwere Gehirnerschütterung. Damit wir uns an diesen harten Ball der Schotten gewöhnen, besorgte unser Trainer Paul Osswald extra fürs Training drei dieser Bälle aus Glasgow. Ich habe im Museum den Ball geschüttelt und es klickerte, als wären lauter Erdnüsse drin. Die Blase hat sich mittlerweile in Einzelteile aufgelöst."
"Ich habe den Ball im Museum in den Händen gehalten und daran gedacht, wie schwer der damals war, aus echtem Leder mit einer Blase drin. Bei einem Kopfball bekamst du eine mittelschwere Gehirnerschütterung. Damit wir uns an diesen harten Ball der Schotten gewöhnen, besorgte unser Trainer Paul Osswald extra fürs Training drei dieser Bälle aus Glasgow. Ich habe im Museum den Ball geschüttelt und es klickerte, als wären lauter Erdnüsse drin. Die Blase hat sich mittlerweile in Einzelteile aufgelöst."