Wolfgang Paul (footballer)

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

Wolfgang Paul

Personal information
Full name	Wolfgang Paul
Date of birth	(1940-01-25) 25 January 1940 (age 85)
Place of birth	Olsberg, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	VfL Schwerte
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1971	Borussia Dortmund	198	(7)
Medal record Men's football Representing  West Germany FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1966 England
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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