Wolfgang Henning
Wolfgang Henning (born June 3, 1943 in Opole , Upper Silesia , † June 20, 2007 ) was a German football referee in the GDR .
As a trained shipbuilder and printer owner, Henning, who later worked as police chief inspector and department head of the Rostock vehicle registration office, became a referee for FC Hansa Rostock in the German Football Association of the GDR from 1968 . On August 20, 1977 Henning acted in the game 1. FC Union Berlin against BSG Chemie Bohlen for the first time as a referee in the league as the highest East German division. In the FDGB-Pokal he led, among other things, the cup final 1984 between Dynamo Dresden and BFC Dynamo (2: 1), as a result of which he was out of all international games for one year because of a controversial penalty that led to the meanwhile 2: 0 score was suspended. After a total of 1,231 managed games, including 126 in the major league, two U-21 international games, 16 games by junior selection teams and 32 appearances as line judge in World Championship, European Championship and European Cup duels, Hennings resigned from his position as referee in 1991 when he had reached the age limit , remained connected to football as a referee observer for the Northeast German Football Association . Henning was considered the most renowned referee of FC Hansa in the GDR and one of the few upper league referees from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. He died on June 20, 2007 after a serious illness.
literature
- Robert Rosentreter , Günter Simon: Always close to the wind. 40 years of FC Hansa Rostock . Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2005, ISBN 3-89533-504-5 , p. 200
Web links
- Obituary of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Football Association (* .doc), accessed on April 5, 2008
- www.weltfussball - games as referee , accessed October 1, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henning, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German football referee in the GDR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Opole |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 2007 |