Commentator mourns for Frank Mill
“He gave me the most beautiful day of my life”
05.08.2025 – 1:43 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Frank Mill died of the consequences of a severe heart attack. Former companions and clubs mourn the world champion.
World champion, DFB Cup winner, second division goalkeeper king: Frank Mill has been able to celebrate some success in his career. The grief for the 67-year-old, who died of the consequences of a severe heart attack. Several of his ex-clubs commemorated Mill on their website.
Rot-Weiss Essen’s board member Alexander Rang spoke of one of the “biggest footballers who has ever produced Rot-Weiss Essen,” also emphasized: “He was also a fine person: down-to-earth, down-to-earth, authentic and full of positive energy. With his kind, he not only shaped our club and the Ruhr area, but was also an ambassador for football all over Germany.”
The football commentator Hansi Küpper from Essen was also deeply affected by the news in conversation with T-Online, but also grateful. “Franconi gave me the most beautiful day in my life. In 1989 the final room for Borussia Dortmund came true, 50,000 Borussians on the Spree.” Küpper speaks of the DFB Cup final, which should win Dortmund in the end. “At that time, BVB won a title for many people for the first time, in 1966 (European Cup winner, editor’s note) were not there yet.” In the cup final, Mill was the “everything outstanding players with two prepared goals, their own goal and a rescue act in front of their own line”.
Also in the final was Norbert “Nobby” Dickel, who is still the BVB stadium spokesman today. On Instagram, Dickel mourned around his late teammate. “I’m soooo sad !!! Rest in peace, my friend,” he posted in his story.
Frank Mill leaves a daughter and two sons, one of them is a pull son.