What is Wolfgang Paul (footballer)?
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Wolfgang Paul | fullname = Wolfgang Paul | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|1|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Olsberg, Germany|Olsberg]], [[Germany]] | height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | currentclub = | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = VfL Schwerte | years1 = 1961–1971 | clubs1 = [[Borussia Dortmund]] | caps1 = 198 | goals1 = 7 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRG}}}} {{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 England]]|}} }} '''Wolfgang Paul''' ({{IPA-de|ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈpaʊ̯l|-|De-Wolfgang Paul.ogg}}; born 25 January 1940 in [[Olsberg, Germany|Olsberg]], [[Province of Westphalia]]) is a German former [[Association football|football]] player.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/paulwolfgang/ | title = Wolfgang Paul | language = German | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = 24 January 2010}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=311396 | title = German World Cup squads | publisher = dfb.de | accessdate = 24 January 2010}}</ref> Despite this, the defender never played a match for [[West Germany national football team|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 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1965–66]] * [[Bundesliga]] runner-up: [[1965–66 Bundesliga|1965–66]] * [[DFB-Pokal]] winner: [[1964–65 DFB-Pokal|1964–65]] * DFB-Pokal finalist: [[1962–63 DFB-Pokal|1962–63]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{West Germany squad 1966 FIFA World Cup}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Wolfgang}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category