Highlights
- Eike Immel, former Man City goalkeeper, has declared bankruptcy and now lives off benefits in a council flat.
- Immel’s financial struggles began after spending heavily on bills and personal expenses during his football career.
- The German is one of many former footballers facing financial difficulties post-retirement, with 40% estimated to go bankrupt within five years.
Formerly of Bundesliga duo VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund, Eike Immels life nowadays looks the polar opposite of the one he lived as one of footballs most revered glovesmen in his pomp, having been declared bankrupt while navigating post-football life.
Immel, now 63 years of age, enjoyed a glittering career between 1978 and 1997 aft…
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