Wolfgang Paul (footballer)
Wolfgang Paul (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈpaʊ̯l] (
listen); born 25 January 1940 in Olsberg, Province of Westphalia) is a German former football player.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wolfgang Paul | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Olsberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfL Schwerte | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1971 | Borussia Dortmund | 198 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Captaining Borussia Dortmund to the European Cup Winners Cup in 1966, Paul got included in Helmut Schön's West German national football team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[2] Despite this, the defender never played a match for West Germany and had to retire early because Wolfgang picked up an injury in the late 1960s.
Honours
- 1966 FIFA World Cup runner-up
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1965–66
- Bundesliga runner-up: 1965–66
- DFB-Pokal winner: 1964–65
- DFB-Pokal finalist: 1962–63
References
- ↑ "Wolfgang Paul" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "German World Cup squads". dfb.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.