Horst Weigang
German footballer (1940–2024)
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Horst Weigang (30 September 1940 – 6 September 2024) was a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Date of birth
30 September 1940
Place of birth
Langenbielau, Gau Silesia, Germany
Date of death
6 September 2024 (aged 83)
Position
Goalkeeper
.jpg) Weigang in 1967 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 September 1940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Langenbielau, Gau Silesia, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 September 2024 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1959 | Lokomotive Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1959–1961 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1962 | Turbine Erfurt | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–1967 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 92 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1967–1973 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 114 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 244 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1968 | East Germany | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
In the DDR-Oberliga, Weigang appeared in 234 matches for SC Lokomotive Leipzig, SC Turbine/FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, and SC Rotation/SC/1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.[1] He represented the East Germany national team between 1962 and 1968.[2]
Weigang was the father of swimmer Birte Weigang, and his son Sven was also a footballer.[citation needed]
Weigang died on 6 September 2024, at the age of 83.[3]
