Former goalkeeper of Manchester City, Eike Immel, is reportedly sentenced to two years and two months in prison for fraud violations.
German Outlet Bild claims that the 64-year-old, 19 times off by Die Mannschaft and was part of their triumphant euro 1980 team, sold tickets to a European champion match that he could not deliver.
A total of 107 cases were brought against the former stop, with the vast majority. Reportedly with regard to borrowing money he has not repaid.
The outlet claims that the total value of the money was £ 29,775.
Immel, who made 43 performances for City between 1995 and 1997, was found guilty in all cases and was convicted on Thursday by the court in Marburg.
His defense mentioned his financial problems as a reason for not repaying the funds due, the report claims.
'Mr. Immel is deeply ashamed of what is being discussed here in the courtroom today: 'Read the statement given by the defense of the former goalkeeper, Bild Report.
“He lives hand to mouth. This fact has been publicly known for years.
'[He is] Not a professional fraudner, but a failed former football player. '
Immel declared bankrupt in 2008 and last year claimed that he lives in a council of a council in a council of municipal council with just in his bank account.
“I lived as God,” Immel Sat.1 told Merkur of his lifestyle during his match days. “I did things where every normal person would say it can't be true.”
One of the many remarkable editions was a telephone bill of £ 9k and the issue of £ 25k of clothing for a friend at Christmas.
After a long and successful career, Immel was affected a tax assessment worth £ 800k that he could not pay, and added: “It is not my strength to tackle money.”
“It is a struggle to get through the month,” he continued and admitted that he is often left with only £ 2 as soon as all his costs have been paid.
With his time in England, Immel is best remembered for his term of office in the Bundesliga, where he won 550 league matches for Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart, with whom he won the top flight in 1992.
In addition to his European championship success with Germany from 1980, he was also part of the squadrons that finished as second place in the 1982 and 1986 World Cup.