Wolfgang Weber
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.jpg) Weber in 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 June 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Schlawe, Pomerania,[1] Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| –1962 | SpVgg Porz | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1978 | 1. FC Köln | 356 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1974 | West Germany | 53 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Werder Bremen | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wolfgang Weber (born 26 June 1944) is a German former footballer who played as a defender.[2] He is best remembered for scoring the last-minute equaliser for West Germany at the 1966 FIFA World Cup final.
Weber, a central defender with 1. FC Köln in 356 Bundesliga matches,[3] poked the ball home with almost the last kick of the game at Wembley in 1966 to make the score 2–2. Opponents England went on to win 4–2 in extra time.
Weber played for Köln between 1963 and 1978 and won 53 caps for his country, scoring just one other goal.[4] He also represented West Germany at the 1968 European Championships and the 1970 World Cup. His last appearance for his country was in 1974.
