Wolfgang Blochwitz

Wolfgang Blochwitz (8 February 1941 – 8 May 2005) was a football goalkeeper from East Germany.

Wolfgang Blochwitz
Wolfgang Blochwitz, 1966
Personal information
Full name Wolfgang Blochwitz
Date of birth (1941-02-08)8 February 1941
Place of birth Geringswalde, Germany
Date of death 8 May 2005(2005-05-08) (aged 64)
Place of death Bad Berka, Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1966 1. FC Magdeburg
1966–1976 Carl Zeiss Jena
National team
1966–1974 East Germany 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

During his club career he played for 1. FC Magdeburg (1960–1966) and FC Carl Zeiss Jena (1966–1976). He made 275 appearances in the East German top flight.[1]

He played 17 matches (19 if Olympic matches were also counted) for the East Germany national football team[2] and was a backup keeper at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Career after football

He was chairman at Carl Zeiss Jena between 1988 and 1990.[3][4]

References
  1. Matthias Arnhold (7 August 2014). "Wolfgang Blochwitz - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. Matthias Arnhold (9 October 2004). "Wolfgang Blochwitz - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. "Wolfgang Blochwitz". Der Spiegel (in German). 14 May 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  4. Pietzsch, Henning. "Chronologie der Ereignisse in Jena und in der DDR im Jahr 1990" (PDF) (in German). Geschichtswerkstatt Jena e.V. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
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