Manfred Manglitz: key obituary facts
Is Manfred Manglitz dead? Yes. Manfred Manglitz died on July 13, 2026, at age 86.
Cause of death: Manfred Manglitz's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Manfred Manglitz known for?
He was a German footballer.
More about Manfred Manglitz
Born: 8 March 1940.
Place of birth: Cologne.
Gender: male.
Occupation: association football player.
Nationality: Germany.
Career began: 1961.
Manfred Manglitz, a German footballer and goalkeeper, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 86.
Born in Cologne on March 8, 1940, he began his football career in 1961 and went on to win selection for West Germany, earning four caps between 1965 and 1970. He was part of the squad at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
Manglitz later became one of the players drawn into the 1971 Bundesliga match-fixing scandal, a case that led to a lifetime ban from the German Football Association’s ordinary courts.