Wolfgang Kleff

Wolfgang Kleff (born 16 November, 1946) is a former German football player. He has played for West Germany national team.

Wolfgang Kleff

Personal information
Full name	Wolfgang Kleff
Date of birth	(1946-11-16) 16 November 1946
Place of birth	Schwerte, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968-1979 1979-1980 1980-1982 1982-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987	Borussia Mönchengladbach Hertha Berlin Borussia Mönchengladbach Fortuna Düsseldorf Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Bochum Salmrohr
National team
1971-1974	West Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kleff joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1968 and played for the team from 1968 to 1979. He also played for Hertha BSC, Fortuna Düsseldorf,Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, VfL Bochum and for the promoted FC Salmrohr in the Second Bundesliga. At this time he was 40 years old. At the end of his long career Wolfgang Kleff had played 433 matches in the Bundesliga and 56 games in the 2nd Bundesliga.

He was part of the German team for the UEFA Euro 1972 and the FIFA Worldcup 1974, both won by Germany. Due to the fact that Sepp Maier was number 1 goalkeeper he had only six matches during his international career.

With Borussia Mönchengladbach he played the UEFA Cup Final 1973 and the European Cup Final in 1977 (now Champions League). This finals were both lost against Liverpool F.C.. He won the Bundesliga five times (1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977), one German Cup (1973) and two UEFA Cups (1975, 1979).

Even after the end of his professional career he played for different amateur clubs. His last match was 2008 as he played 35 minutes for FC Rheinbach at the age of 61.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Germany			League
1968-69	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bundesliga	9	0
1969-70			34	0
1970-71			34	0
1971-72			34	0
1972-73			34	0
1973-74			34	0
1974-75			34	0
1975-76			34	0
1976-77			0	0
1977-78			24	0
1978-79			1	0
1979-80	Hertha Berlin	Bundesliga	33	0
1980-81	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bundesliga	15	0
1981-82			34	0
1982-83	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Bundesliga	31	0
1983-84			28	0
1984-85	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	2. Bundesliga	31	0
1985-86	Bochum	Bundesliga	20	0
1986-87	Salmrohr	2. Bundesliga	25	0
Country	Germany		489	0
Total			489	0

International career statistics

Germany national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1971	1	0
1972	1	0
1973	4	0
1974	0	0
Total	6	0