1. FC Köln’s mascot is a billy goat named Hennes.

Quick Scoop

  • The club’s nickname, Die Geißböcke (“The Billy Goats”), comes directly from this goat mascot Hennes.
  • The current living mascot is the ninth in the line and is known as Hennes IX.
  • The name Hennes was originally chosen in honor of former player-coach Hennes Weisweiler in the 1950s.

So if you ever see Köln playing at home and spot a goat by the pitch, that’s Hennes – the most famous goat in German football.

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