Wolfgang Seguin

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Wolfgang Seguin

Seguin in 1974
Personal information
Full nameWolfgang Seguin
Date of birth (1945-09-14) 14 September 1945
Place of birthBurg bei Magdeburg, East Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1953–1963Einheit Burg
1963–1964SC Aufbau Magdeburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1964–19811. FC Magdeburg403(44)
National team
1972–1975East Germany19(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Wolfgang "Paule" Seguin (born 14 September 1945) is a retired East German footballer.

Club career

Seguin took up playing football in his hometown of Burg in 1953. He spent ten years with Einheit Burg, playing an attacking role. In 1963 he transferred to SC Aufbau Magdeburg, where he would play 380 Oberliga matches until ending his career in 1981. He also played 23 matches in the second-tier DDR-Liga. Seguin does not only hold 1. FC Magdeburg's record for most league appearances at 403, but with 57 European matches and 69 FDGB-Pokal appearances, he is the club's record player there as well. Altogether, Seguin played 529 competitive matches at 1. FC Magdeburg. Seguin holds another record, appearing in 219 Oberliga matches in a row between 1971 and 1979.

In the 1974 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final Seguin decided the match, scoring the game's second goal against holders A.C. Milan and leading 1. FC Magdeburg to the title. Three Oberliga championships and six FDGB-Pokal victories complete his titles with the club side.

International career

From 1972 to 1975, Seguin won 19 caps with East Germany and took part in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany.[1] He also played 4 matches at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning a shared bronze medal.[2]

Honours

Club

1. FC Magdeburg

International

East Germany

References

  1. ↑ Matthias Arnhold (9 October 2004). "Wolfgang Seguin – International Appearances". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2008-12-24. 
  2. ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Wolfgang Seguin". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2008-12-24. 

External links

East Germany squad – 1972 Olympic Bronze Medalists
East Germany
East Germany squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup
East Germany
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