Frank Mill, a World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990, has died aged 67, his former clubs Fortuna Duesseldorf and Rot-Weiss Essen confirmed on Tuesday.
Mill, who also won a bronze medal with West Germany at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and a German Cup with Borussia Dortmund, passed away from the effects of a severe heart attack suffered in May.
He played 17 times for West Germany and was part of the 1990 World Cup squad, although he did not play in the tournament in Italy.
Wir trauern um Frank Mill, unseren Weltmeister von 1990. 🖤 Ruhe in Frieden, Frank. 🕊️ Unsere Gedanken sind bei seiner Familie und seinen Freunden. pic.twitter.com/mC8fwIdngb
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In a statement, hometown club Essen called Mill "a legend" and "an ambassador for football across the country".
Mill is the second member of the 1990 World Cup squad to pass away after Andreas Brehme, who scored the winning goal in the final against Argentina.
Hans-Joachim Watzke über Frank Mill:
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„Fränkie war ein Schlitzohr auf dem Rasen und ein wunderbarer Gesprächspartner außerhalb des Spielfelds. Als er 1986 zu uns kam, ging es bergauf. Er hatte großen Anteil am Gewinn des DFB-Pokals 1989, der Vizemeisterschaft 1992 und dem… pic.twitter.com/F3CrAujNJ0