Wolfgang Weber
Wolfgang Weber in 1968 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wolfgang Weber | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Schlawe,[1] Germany | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1962 | SpVgg Porz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1978 | 1. FC Köln | 356 | (21) |
National team | |||
1964–1974 | West Germany | 53 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
1978–1980 | SV Werder Bremen | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Wolfgang Weber (born 26 June 1944) is a German former footballer[2] best remembered for scoring the last-minute equaliser for West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final.
Weber, a central defender with 1. FC Köln, poked the ball home with almost the last kick of the game at Wembley in 1966 to make the score 2–2. Opponents England went on to win 4–2 in extra time.
Weber played for Köln between 1963 and 1978 and won 53 caps for his country, scoring just one other goal. He also represented West Germany at the 1968 European Championships and the 1970 World Cup. His last appearance for his country was in 1974.
In retirement, Weber has been involved with the German branch of the Special Olympics.
References
- ↑ ""Bulle" Weber feiert 65. Geburtstag" (in German). fussballportal.de. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Weber, Wolfgang" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
External links
- Wolfgang Weber at worldfootball.net
- Wolfgang Weber profile at Fussballdaten