Overview
- Eintracht Frankfurt announced Wednesday that longtime official Klaus Lötzbeier had died at age 86, with the club and family confirming the news.
- Lötzbeier joined the club in 1988 and served in senior roles including vice-president of the presidium from 2000 to 2015 and as a board member of Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG from 2008 to 2012.
- He helped stabilise the club after its first Bundesliga relegation in 1996 and supported the team’s return to the top flight in 1998 as an honorary managing director.
- After stepping down from the presidium in 2015 he remained closely connected to Eintracht, keeping contact with club figures and sending a handwritten congratulatory letter to president Mathias Beck after Beck’s 2024 election.
- The club named him an honorary member for his service, his death follows recent losses of other Eintracht figures and the club has not yet published funeral or memorial plans; readers should expect further tributes from the club and former colleagues.