Famous People with Name Wolfgang

Wolfgang Kleff            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Wolfgang Kleff: a former German football player whose resemblance to German actor and comedian Otto Waalkes[1] allowed him to pick up minor roles in motion pictures and his referring nickname "Otto" as well.Kleff joined Borussia Mönchengladbach from amateur outfit VfL Schwerte, where he wasn't a regular starter, in 1968 to become the leading goalkeeper of the Bundesliga side until injuries forced him to lay-off periods in the late 1970s. From 1968 to 1976 he did not miss any domestic game of Borussia Mönchengladbach and was able to lift five Bundesliga (1970, 1971, 1975, 1976,

Wolfgang Overath            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Wolfgang Overath: a former West German football player. He represented his country three times in World Cup finals, culminating in 1974 with victory on home soil.A playmaking midfielder, Overath started playing football at SSV Siegburg, but spent the majority of his career at 1. FC Köln, appearing 765 times between 1962 and 1977 and scoring 287 goals. He won the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln in 1964 and the German Cup in 1968. In total he won 81 caps for the national side between 1963 and 1974, scoring 17 goals. As well as the World Cup victory in 1974, he was at the heart of the West German midfield when they reached the final in 1966 and achieved third place in 1970. Overath scored the only goal in the latter match.

Wolfgang Peters            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Wolfgang Peters: was a German football player.Peters played most notably for Borussia Dortmund (1954-1963).On the national level he played for Germany national team, and was a participant at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Wolfgang Rolff            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Wolfgang Rolff: a German football manager and former player.Wolfgang Rolff played in 356 Bundesliga matches (47 goals) for Hamburger SV, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer 05 Uerdingen, Karlsruher SC and 1. FC Köln. He further took part in 126 2nd Bundesliga matches (23 goals) for OSC Bremerhaven and SC Fortuna Köln, having a spell in France with RC Strasbourg for whom he scored 4 goals in 30 games in Ligue 2.

Wolfgang Solz            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Wolfgang Solz: a German former professional football winger.The youth internationalist moved from Union Niederrad to Eintracht Frankfurt in 1958. The first season he had to spend in the youth team due to transfer regulations. From the 1959-60 campaign on, Solz was an Oberliga team member. On December 6 1959 he debuted as left winger against SSV Reutlingen. For the European Cup final match in Glasgow against Real Madrid on May 18 1960 he was benched. Because of his excellent technique he was called "Brasilianer"