Munich – The well-known sports photographer Hans Rauchsteiner is dead – he died on Saturday evening at the age of 72.
Particularly tragic: Smokingsteiner was still in the Allianz Arena on Saturday to take photos of Bayern’s top game against Dortmund. The According to FC Bayern he died after the game while working in the Allianz Arena.
FC Bayern mourns Hans Rauchsteiner
Rauchsteiner has also been working for the German record champions since 1982, he has been taking photos since 1972. “FC Bayern has lost a loyal companion in Hans Rauchsteiner, both in football and in basketball and in all of our popular sports departments. The club has always valued him very much – for professional reasons like from a human point of view. We are sadly united with his wife Hanne and his relatives. We will always keep Hans Rauchsteiner in our memories, “said club president Herbert Hainer on the club’s website.
Some photos of Rauchsteiner are now almost legendary: For example, the picture of Bayern goalkeeper Walter Junghans in the gate in front of the Liverpool fans on the famous Anfield Road, which was named Sports Photo of the Year in 1981.
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