Frank Mill
Frank Mill (23 July 1958 – 5 August 2025) was a German football player. He played for West Germany national team. He was part of the German team at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. The 1988 team won an Olympic bronze medal.
 Mill in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, West Germany | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 2025 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Essen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1972 | Eintracht Essen | ||
| 1972–1976 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1981 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 120 | (74) |
| 1981–1986 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 153 | (71) |
| 1986–1994 | Borussia Dortmund | 187 | (47) |
| 1994–1996 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 55 | (7) |
| Total | 506 | (201) | |
| National team | |||
| 1980 | West Germany U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1983–1988 | West Germany Olympic | 20 | (10) |
| 1982–1990 | West Germany | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Death
In May 2025, Mill was hospitalized in Essen, Germany after having a heart attack in a taxi. He died three months later on 5 August 2025 at the age of 67.[1]
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | |||
| 1976–77 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Bundesliga | 19 | 3 |
| 1977–78 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 11 | |
| 1978–79 | 38 | 15 | ||
| 1979–80 | 25 | 16 | ||
| 1980–81 | 38 | 40 | ||
| 1981–82 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 32 | 14 |
| 1982–83 | 28 | 9 | ||
| 1983–84 | 32 | 19 | ||
| 1984–85 | 31 | 16 | ||
| 1985–86 | 30 | 13 | ||
| 1986–87 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 31 | 17 |
| 1987–88 | 29 | 9 | ||
| 1988–89 | 26 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | 13 | 3 | ||
| 1991–92 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 5 |
| 1995–96 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | |
| Country | Germany | 544 | 210 | |
| Total | ||||
International career statistics
| Germany national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 |
Honours
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Dortmund
West Germany
Frank Mill Media
Mill (left) as Borussia Mönchengladbach player (1981)
References
- ↑ Weltmeister von 1990: Fußball-Legende Frank Mill stirbt mit 67 Jahren (in German)
- ↑ ":: National Football Teams ::.. Player - Frank Mill". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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