Wolfgang Dremmler

Wolfgang Dremmler (born 12 July 1954) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Wolfgang Dremmler

Wolfgang Dremmler in Munich in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Wolfgang Dremmler
Date of birth	(1954-07-12) 12 July 1954
Place of birth	Salzgitter, West Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
1961–1968	TSV Watenstedt
1968–1970	TSV Hallendorf
1970–1973	Union Salzgitter
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1979	Eintracht Braunschweig	138	(9)
1979–1986	FC Bayern Munich	172	(6)
Total		310	(15)
National team
1975–1981	West Germany B	3	(0)
1981–1984	West Germany	27	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A trained metalworker, Dremmler was part of the West Germany team that reached the 1982 FIFA World Cup final against Italy at Santiago Bernabéu.[1] Altogether, he played in 310 Bundesliga matches (15 goals) for Eintracht Braunschweig and FC Bayern Munich,[2] the club he joined in 1979 at the recommendation of Paul Breitner to win four Bundesliga and three German Cup trophies until his retirement due to a knee-injury in 1986. For West Germany he debuted on 7 January 1981 in a game against Brazil. In total he won 27 caps (three goals) for his country.[3]

Dremmler retired from coaching in football at the end of the 2016-17 season. Dremmler's last job was the director of Bayern's youth development center.[4]