Wolfgang Seguin

Wolfgang Seguin
	Seguin in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth	14 September 1945 (age 79)
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
1964–1981	1. FC Magdeburg
International career
1972–1975	East Germany
Medal record
Representing East Germany
Men's football
	*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 four matches at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning a shared bronze medal.^[3]

Honours

1. FC Magdeburg

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1974
DDR-Oberliga: 1972, 1974, 1975
FDGB-Pokal: 1964, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1979

East Germany

Olympic Football Tournament bronze medal: 1972

References

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

External links

Wolfgang Seguin at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Wolfgang Seguin at WorldFootball.net

[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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