2024-08-19 04:49:04
He was part of a legendary Eintracht Frankfurt team and played for the Hessian team for nine years. Now Ronald Borchers has died.
Bundesliga football club Eintracht Frankfurt is mourning the loss of Ronald Borchers. The long-time professional from Hesse died a few days after his 67th birthday on August 10, his family confirmed on Sunday evening. Borchers was part of the Eintracht team that won the UEFA Cup in 1980 and the DFB Cup a year later.
Overall, Borchers played for Eintracht between 1975 and 1984. After that, he played for Arminia Bielefeld, Grasshoppers Zurich and Waldhof Mannheim, among others. Between 1978 and 1981, Borchers also played six international matches for Germany. In total, Borchers, who could play in midfield or attack, played 213 Bundesliga matches, in which he scored 28 goals.
In 1980 he celebrated the triumph in the UEFA Cup with Eintracht, alongside Karl-Heinz Körbel and Bernd Hölzenbein, who died last April. A year later, the team also won the DFB Cup. Borchers scored the interim 2-0 in a 3-1 win over 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
After his career as a player, he worked as a coach at FSV Frankfurt and other clubs. Most recently, Borchers worked as a coach for the traditional Frankfurt team and as a brand ambassador for the club.