Wolfgang Paul (footballer)

{{short description|German footballer (born 1940)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Wolfgang Paul

| fullname = Wolfgang Paul

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|1|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Olsberg, Germany

| height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = VfL Schwerte

| years1 = 1961–1971

| clubs1 = Borussia Dortmund

| caps1 = 198

| goals1 = 7

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRG}}}}

{{Medal|Comp|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|RU|1966 England|}}

}}

Wolfgang Paul ({{IPA|de|ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈpaʊ̯l|-|De-Wolfgang Paul.ogg}}; born 25 January 1940 in Olsberg, Province of Westphalia) is a German former football player.{{Cite web| url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/paulwolfgang/ | title = Wolfgang Paul | language = German | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = 24 January 2010}}

Captaining Borussia Dortmund to the European Cup Winners Cup in 1966, Paul got included in Helmut Schön's West German squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.{{Cite web| url = https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=311396 | title = German World Cup squads | publisher = dfb.de | accessdate = 24 January 2010}} Despite this, the defender never played a match for West Germany and had to retire early because of the effects an injury picked up in the late 1960s had to his game.