Wolfgang Seguin
Seguin in 1974
Personal information
Full name Wolfgang Seguin
Date of birth (1945-09-14) 14 September 1945
Place of birth Burg bei Magdeburg, Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1953–1963 Einheit Burg
1963–1964 SC Aufbau Magdeburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1981 1. FC Magdeburg 403 (48)
International career
1972–1975 East Germany 19 (0)
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Men's football
Bronze medal – third place 1972 MunichTeam Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wolfgang "Paule" Seguin (born 14 September 1945) is an East German former professional 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.[1] 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.[2] He also played 4 matches at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning a shared bronze medal.[3]

Honours

Club

1. FC Magdeburg

International

East Germany

References

  1. ↑ Matthias Arnhold (5 February 2015). "Wolfgang Seguin – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Matthias Arnhold (5 February 2015). "Wolfgang Seguin – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Wolfgang Seguin". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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