Famous People with Name Wolfgang

Wolfgang Dremmler            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Wolfgang Dremmler: a former German football player.A trained metalworker, Dremmler was part of the West Germany team that reached the 1982 FIFA World Cup final against Italy at Santiago Bernabeu. Altogether he played in 310 Bundesliga matches (15 goals) for Eintracht Braunschweig and FC Bayern München, the club he joined in 1979 at the recommendation of Paul Breitner to win four Bundesliga and three German Cup trophies until his retirement due to a knee-injury in 1986. For West Germany he debuted on January 7, 1981 in a game against Brazil. In total he won 27 caps (3 goals) for his country.

Wolfgang Fahrian            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Wolfgang Fahrian: a former German football player.Schooled on the goalkeeper position following a goalkeeper shortage at TSG Ulm 1846 in the first phase of the 1960s, Fahrian had initially been a defender. Although impressive in his new role, his call-up by Sepp Herberger for the West Germany clash against Uruguay in April 1962 made a great stir due to the fact he was not a top-division player at that time. In the fixture he kept a clean sheet,

Wolfgang Funkel            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Wolfgang Funkel: a German former footballer.

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.