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Wolfgang Paul

1940 - Today

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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Paul is the 3,380th most popular soccer player (up from 3,428th in 2019), the 4,820th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,868th in 2019) and the 225th most popular German Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Wolfgang Paul ranks 3,380 out of 21,273Before him are Georges Bereta, Tom Boyd, Fernando Gago, Nicolas Hoydonckx, José Enrique, and László Sternberg. After him are Índio, Pierre Braine, Anton Moravčík, Ján Kocian, Gustavo Quinteros, and Albert Riera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Wolfgang Paul ranks 409Before him are Manuel Esquivel, Vojislav Melić, Claude Dagens, Henri Dès, Jerry Lucas, and Adam Przeworski. After him are Michael Sarrazin, Arlette Laguiller, Pauli Nevala, Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, John Iliopoulos, and Jean Clair.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Paul ranks 4,823 out of 7,253Before him are Rudolf Harbig (1913), Franz Dienert (1900), Nikolaus Pevsner (1902), Otto Bütschli (1848), Karl Knies (1821), and Charles Régnier (1914). After him are Julius Curtius (1877), Aleksandra Khokhlova (1897), Hubert Hahne (1935), Paul Matschie (1861), Horst Wolter (1942), and Eugen Baumann (1846).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Wolfgang Paul ranks 225Before him are Jamal Musiala (2003), Harald Irmscher (1946), Norbert Nigbur (1948), Siegmar Wätzlich (1947), Tomislav Marić (1973), and Franz Dienert (1900). After him are Horst Wolter (1942), Erich Beer (1946), Günther Herrmann (1939), Manfred Kaiser (1929), Wolfgang Blochwitz (1941), and Serge Gnabry (1995).