Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Horst Szymaniak ( born 29 August 1934 in Oer-Erkenschwick - 9 October 2009 ) was a former German football player .
Simplified: Horst Szymaniak ( born 29 August , 1934 ; died 9 October , 2009 ) was a German football player .