Wolfgang Benkert (born 1 July 1951) is a German former footballer.

Wolfgang Benkert
Wolfgang Benkert (middle row, fourth from right) with Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 1983
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-07-01) 1 July 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Weimar, East Germany
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Motor Weimar
0000–1970 Carl Zeiss Jena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1986 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 256 (0)
1986 Sachsenring Zwickau 13 (0)
Robotron Sömmerda
Motor Weimar
Borussia Wuppertal
International career
1984 East Germany 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

The goalkeeper played 269 East German top-flight matches.[1]

In 1984 Benkert won his only cap for the East Germany national team in a friendly match against Greece.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (5 July 2018). "Wolfgang Benkert - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (5 July 2018). "Wolfgang Benkert - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

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