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Can a goalkeeper switch places during a game with another player?

Yes, this is permitted under the Laws of the Game, provided that the referee is informed before the change is made (otherwise, both players will be shown the yellow card), and that the change is made only during a stoppage in play. Since it is also required under the Laws of the Game that the goalkeeper wear a different-coloured jersey, both players will also have to change jerseys.

Who was Horst Eckel?

Striker Horst Eckel found his place in the annals of soccer by becoming the first-ever substitute player. Up until the 1954 FIFA World Cup, substitutions were illegal in soccer. If one of the 11 players who started the game for a team was injured and had to leave the pitch, the team had to play out the match one short — or two, or three, or however many players eventually left the pitch. And at no point could a player from the bench come on to relieve another player. On October 11, 1953, during a qualifying match against Saarland for the 1954 World Cup, Horst Eckel, who played for West Germany, became the first-ever substitute under new rules instituted by FIFA for the tournament.