Axel Jüptner (26 April 1969 – 24 April 1998) was a German professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Jüptner played in the Bundesliga for VfB Stuttgart between 1988 and 1991. In 1991, he joined KFC Uerdingen 05 and helped win promotion to the Bundesliga the same year. He played for Uerdingen until November 1997, when he transferred to Carl Zeiss Jena. On 23 April 1998, during a training session in Jena, he suffered from myocardial infarction and died one day later.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Jüptner, Axel" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Fall Jüptner: Witwe des ehemaligen KFC-Profis verliert Prozess". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). 27 April 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2007.


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