Rüdiger Wenzel (born 3 June 1953) is a German retired professional footballer, who played as a forward.[1] He scored 91 goals in 300 matches in the Bundesliga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Lübeck, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1971 | VfB Lübeck | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1974 | VfB Lübeck | 99 | (31) |
| 1974–1975 | FC St. Pauli | 37 | (24) |
| 1975–1979 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 130 | (51) |
| 1979–1984 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 143 | (36) |
| 1984–1990 | FC St. Pauli | 159 | (62) |
| Total | 568 | (204) | |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1979 | West Germany B | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Lübeck | 1971–72 | Regionalliga Nord | 33 | 7 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 1972–73 | Regionalliga Nord | 32 | 16 | — | — | 32 | 16 | |||
| 1973–74 | Regionalliga Nord | 34 | 8 | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||
| Total | 99 | 31 | — | — | 99 | 31 | ||||
| FC St. Pauli | 1974–75 | 2. Bundesliga | 37 | 24 | 3 | 2 | — | 40 | 26 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1975–76 | Bundesliga | 33 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 18 |
| 1976–77 | Bundesliga | 34 | 20 | 5 | 3 | — | 39 | 23 | ||
| 1977–78 | Bundesliga | 34 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 19 | |
| 1978–79 | Bundesliga | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| Total | 130 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 162 | 66 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1979–80 | Bundesliga | 31 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 17 |
| 1980–81 | Bundesliga | 34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 8 | |
| 1981–82 | Bundesliga | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 32 | 10 | ||
| 1982–83 | Bundesliga | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| 1983–84 | Bundesliga | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 143 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 168 | 46 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 1984–85 | 2. Bundesliga | 36 | 12 | — | — | 36 | 12 | ||
| 1985–86 | Oberliga Nord | 32 | 23 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 23 | ||
| 1986–87 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 35 | 9 | ||
| 1987–88 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 16 | ||
| 1988–89 | Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| 1989–90 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 159 | 62 | 7 | 2 | — | 166 | 64 | |||
| Career total | 568 | 204 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 635 | 233 | ||
Honours edit
Fortuna Düsseldorf
FC St. Pauli
- Oberliga Nord: 1985–86
Individual
- Goal of the Month: March 1989[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Rüdiger Wenzel". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Rüdiger Wenzel - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "März 1989 - Wenzel" (in German). Sportschau. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links edit
- Rüdiger Wenzel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Rüdiger Wenzel at DFB (also available in German)
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