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Former Bundesliga Star Reiner Wirsching Dies in Cycling Accident

4/14/2026

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Reiner Wirsching, a former Bundesliga footballer, died at age 63 after colliding with a deer while cycling near Bad Kissingen, Germany.
He was not wearing a helmet.
Wirsching made 72 appearances for 1. FC Nuremberg and later worked as a doctor specializing in orthopaedics and sports medicine.
Politician Stefan Günther honored him, recalling how Wirsching treated his ACL injury and enabled his continued football career.

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Reiner Wirsching, a former Bundesliga footballer, died at age 63 after colliding with a deer while cycling near Bad Kissingen, Germany.
He was not wearing a helmet.
Wirsching made 72 appearances for 1. FC Nuremberg and later worked as a doctor specializing in orthopaedics and sports medicine.
Politician Stefan Günther honored him, recalling how Wirsching treated his ACL injury and enabled his continued football career.