Wolfgang Peters (soccer player)

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Wolfgang Peters (born January 8, 1929 in Dortmund ; † September 22, 2003 ), also called "Sully", was a German football player .

Career

societies

Peters played for Borussia Dortmund in the first-class Oberliga West from 1954 to 1963 . Mostly used as a striker on the right winger, he played 208 point games and scored 18 goals. He made his debut on August 22, 1954 (1st matchday) in the 1: 2 defeat in the away game against Meidericher SV , his first goal he scored on August 29, 1954 (2nd matchday) in a 5-2 victory in Home game against Alemannia Aachen with the goal to 3-0 in the 44th minute. In the finals of the German Championship, he was used 18 times and scored three goals. As a champion, he and his team qualified twice as a participant in the European Cup of National Championships . He made his debut at international club level on August 1, 1956 in the first leg of the preliminary round in a 4-3 victory over Spora Luxembourg . In became necessary for decision-making , which in Dortmund with 7: was 0 - Spora Luxembourg the return match won with 2: 1 - he scored the deficit to 6: 0 in the 57th minute the first of his four goals in seven games overall. The end was sealed in the first round against Manchester United with the goalless draw in the home game, as he lost 3-2 with Dortmund in the first leg. In his last season he only played two point games, because after that his career ended after he was suspended by the BVB board for breaking into a sports shop.

National team

On November 20, 1957 he made his debut in the senior national team , with which he won 1-0 in Hamburg over the national team of Sweden ; it stayed with this one international match . For the World Cup , which was held in Sweden from June 8 to 29, 1958 , he was not part of the squad , but was one of four players who were only available on call.

successes

Others

After his active career, he was still active as a coach in Dortmund amateur football, including at TSC Eintracht Dortmund .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Wolfgang Peters. Accessed June 25, 2018 (German).