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Wolfgang Kleff

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Wolfgang Kleff
Personal information
Full name Wolfgang Kleff
Date of birth (1946-11-16) 16 November 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth Schwerte, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
VfL Schwerte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1979 Borussia Mönchengladbach 272 (0)
1979–1980 Hertha BSC 33 (0)
1980–1982 Borussia Mönchengladbach 49 (0)
1982–1984 Fortuna Düsseldorf 59 (0)
1984–1985 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 31 (0)
1985–1986 VfL Bochum 20 (0)
1986–1987 FSV Salmrohr 25 (0)
1987–1992 SV Straelen 58 (0)
1999–2000 KFC Uerdingen 0 (0)
2007–2008 FC Rheinbach 1 (0)
Total 548 (0)
National team
1971–1973 West Germany 6 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1974 West Germany
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1972 Belgium
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wolfgang Kleff (born 16 November 1946) is a former German football player. He has played for West Germany national team.

Kleff joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1968 and played for the team from 1968 to 1979. He also played for Hertha BSC, Fortuna Düsseldorf,Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, VfL Bochum and for the promoted FC Salmrohr in the Second Bundesliga. At this time he was 40 years old. At the end of his long career Wolfgang Kleff had played 433 matches in the Bundesliga and 56 games in the 2nd Bundesliga.

He was part of the German team for the UEFA Euro 1972 and the FIFA Worldcup 1974, both won by Germany. Due to the fact that Sepp Maier was number 1 goalkeeper he had only six matches during his international career.

With Borussia Mönchengladbach he played the UEFA Cup Final 1973 and the European Cup Final in 1977 (now Champions League). This finals were both lost against Liverpool F.C.. He won the Bundesliga five times (1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977), one German Cup (1973) and two UEFA Cups (1975, 1979).

Even after the end of his professional career he played for different amateur clubs. His last match was 2008 as he played 35 minutes for FC Rheinbach at the age of 61.

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
GermanyLeague
1968–69 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga 9 0
1969–70 34 0
1970–71 34 0
1971–72 34 0
1972–73 34 0
1973–74 34 0
1974–75 34 0
1975–76 34 0
1976–77 0 0
1977–78 24 0
1978–79 1 0
1979–80 Hertha Berlin Bundesliga 33 0
1980–81 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga 15 0
1981–82 34 0
1982–83 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bundesliga 31 0
1983–84 28 0
1984–85 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2. Bundesliga 31 0
1985–86 Bochum Bundesliga 20 0
1986–87 Salmrohr 2. Bundesliga 25 0
Country Germany 489 0
Total 489 0

International career statistics

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Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
1971 1 0
1972 1 0
1973 4 0
1974 0 0
Total 6 0

References

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  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Wolfgang Kleff". www.national-football-teams.com.