Wolfgang Paul (footballer)

Wolfgang Paul

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. † Appearances (goals)

Wolfgang Paul (born 25 January 1940 in Olsberg, Province of Westphalia) is a German former football player.^[1]

Captaining Borussia Dortmund to the European Cup Winners Cup in 1966, Paul got included in Helmut Schön's West German squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.^[2] Despite this, the defender never played a match for West Germany and had to retire early because of the effects an injury picked up in the late 1960s had to his game.

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

1. "Wolfgang Paul" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
2. "German World Cup squads". dfb.de. Retrieved 24 January 2010.