Jürgen Kießling

Jürgen Kießling (1940 or 1941 – 13 July 2006) was a representative of the Berlin Senate and spokesman for the 12 host cities during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. His duties included coordinating the "Fan Mile" on the Straße des 17. Juni near Berlin's Brandenburg Gate,[1] a spot where hundreds of thousands of fans watched the matches on giant screens during the month-long tournament.

He shot himself hours after the World Cup Final[2] and died in hospital two days later.[3][4] According to police, he left suicide notes indicating a personal, not a political, motive.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hans H. Nibbrig, "WM-Koordinator Jürgen Kießling ringt mit Tod", Berliner Morgenpost 10 June 2006 [misstated as 2008 on site] (German)
  2. ↑ "World Cup official shot himself". BBC News. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "'Suicide' of World Cup official". BBC News. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "WM-Beauftragter Kießling gestorben", Der Tagesspiegel 13 July 2006 (German)


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