Theo Diegelmann, a German football goalkeeper who played for SSV Reutlingen 05, VfL Bochum and 1.
FC Nürnberg, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on November 23, 1939, he made 266 Regionalliga appearances between 1963 and 1972, when that competition stood as the second tier of German football.
During that period, he was his clubs’ first-choice goalkeeper from 1963 to 1970 and helped them reach the promotion round to the Bundesliga three times, though he did not make a Bundesliga appearance.
Theo Diegelmann, 86, German footballer (SSV Reutlingen 05, VfL Bochum, 1. FC Nürnberg).