Frank Schäffer (6 July 1952 – 15 November 2024) was a German footballer who played as a defender and later a singer. He spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach winning the Bundesliga three times, the UEFA Cup twice and reaching the 1977 European Cup final which they lost 3-1 to Liverpool. He later became lead singer with the band Eddy & the News, with whom he sang for over 20 years. Schäffer died on 15 November 2024, at the age of 72.
Honours Borussia Mönchengladbach European Cup finalist: 1977 UEFA Cup: 1975, 1979; runner-up 1980 Bundesliga: 1975, 1976, 1977; runner-up 1978
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