Benny Wendt
Benny Wendt | ||
Personnel | ||
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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)
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 | (5)
1984-1985 | Sc freiburg | 13 | (4)
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1972-1988 | Sweden | 20 | (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
- 1981 German Cup Finals
- Belgian champion (2): 1981/82, 1982/83
Web links
- Benny Wendt in the database of weltfussball.de
- Benny Wendt in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Benny Wendt on Der Betze is burning
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wendt, Benny |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 4th 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Norrkoping |