Benny Wendt

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Benny Wendt
Personnel
birthday November 4th 1950
place of birth Norrkoping ,  Sweden
size 185 cm
position striker
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1969-1975 IFK Norrköping 128 (51)
1975-1976 1. FC Cologne 6 0(0)
1976-1977 TeBe Berlin 30 (20)
1977-1981 1. FC Kaiserslautern 116 (35)
1981-1983 Standard Liege 56 (21)
1983-1984 Seiko SA
1984 IK Sleipner 12 0(5)
1984-1985 Sc freiburg 13 0(4)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1972-1988 Sweden 20 0(1)
1 Only league games are given.

Benny Wendt (born November 4, 1950 in Norrköping ) is a former Swedish football player .

career

The tall, blonde center forward began his career at the Swedish first division club IFK Norrköping . In 1975 he moved to the Bundesliga for 1. FC Cologne , where he only played one season without making a breakthrough. Then he joined the first division promoted tennis Borussia Berlin . Here he scored 20 goals in 30 games in the 1976/77 season. A legendary thing happened on matchday 3, when he scored all four goals for Berlin in a 4-2 home win against Fortuna Düsseldorf .

After the immediate relegation of Berlin, he went to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1977 , where he developed into one of the best strikers in the Bundesliga at the time and also made his breakthrough in the Swedish national team . In Kaiserslautern he played together with his compatriot Ronnie Hellström . Together they made it into the UEFA Cup on a regular basis with the Palatine .

With the national team he took part in the Football World Cup in Argentina in 1978 . Benny Wendt left the Bundesliga after the 1980/81 season. With Standard Liège he was in the 1982 final of the European Cup Winners' Cup , which was lost 1: 2 to FC Barcelona.

successes

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personal data
SURNAME Wendt, Benny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH November 4th 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Norrkoping