HSV mourn Peter Nogly: “A true fan favourite” | OneFootball

HSV is mourning one of the greatest legends in the club’s history. Peter “Eiche” Nogly has passed away at the age of 79 after a long and serious illness, the club announced on Friday.

With Nogly, HSV loses a player who played a decisive role in shaping one of the most successful eras in the club’s history. In a statement, the Hamburg club paid tribute to their former captain as an “outstanding personality and leader.” Nogly was also described as “an absolute fan favorite and one of the best defenders ever to wear the shirt with the diamond on the chest.”

For twelve years, the defender played for HSV and made an impressive 414 competitive appearances. The 1.82-meter-tall Nogly also regularly showed his eye for goal, scoring 52 times for the Rothosen. His opening goal in the 1976 DFB-Pokal final against 1. FC Kaiserslautern remains especially memorable, laying the foundation for the eventual 2–0 victory.

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Nogly won numerous titles with HSV

Among the former captain’s greatest achievements were winning the DFB-Pokal in 1976, triumphing in the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1977, and claiming the German championship in 1979. One defeat, however, never completely left him: the lost European Cup final in 1980 against Nottingham Forest in Madrid. Nogly later described that match as his “greatest defeat.”

Even after his playing career, he remained closely connected to HSV for many years. From 2014 to 2017, he served on the club’s supervisory board. Now, however, the Hanseatic club is bidding farewell to a true icon who, over the decades, was closely tied to the greatest successes in the club’s history.

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