Reinhold Wosab (25 February 1938 – 18 February 2026) was a German professional footballer. He spent ten seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Marl, Gau Westphalia-North, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 18 February 2026 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1962 | SpVgg Saxonia Marl | ||
| 1962–1971 | Borussia Dortmund | 227 | (74) |
| 1971–1973 | VfL Bochum | 59 | (9) |
| 1973–1975 | Rot-Weiss Lüdenscheid | ||
| 1975–1979 | SpVgg Marl | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editWosab scored 60 Bundesliga goals for Borussia Dortmund,[1] in addition to 14 in 1962–63, the last season before a unified national league.
In 1965, Wosab scored a "ghost goal" against Karlsruher SC, when his shot hit the outside of the goalpost but went through a hole in the net.[2]
In the 1965–66 Bundesliga season, Wosab scored both goals in an away win for Borussia Dortmund at Bayern Munich, the first meeting between the two teams. In total, he played four games and scored five goals against Bayern.[3][4]
He was a member of the squad that won the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final.[1]
ESPN recognised him in 2020 as one of the highest scoring defenders in the history of major European leagues.[5]
Later life and death
editAfter the end of his career, Wosab served in the management of Borussia Dortmund. From 1987 to 2018, Wosab and his wife Doris ran the company "Goly-Pokale" in Alzey-Heimersheim. The company manufactures trophies and honorary awards made of cast metal, glass and acrylic, as well as medals, pins and engravings; the customers include German and international football awards.[6][7]
Wosab died after a long illness on 18 February 2026, one week before his 88th birthday.[8]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Ligapokal | Europe | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SpVgg Saxonia Marl | 1958–59 | Verbandsliga Westfalen | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1959–60 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1960–61 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1961–62 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 1962–63 | Oberliga West | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | ||
| 1963–64 | Bundesliga | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 6 | — | 31 | 11 | |||
| 1964–65 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 13 | ||||
| 1965–66 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
| 1966–67 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 15 | ||||
| 1967–68 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 13 | |||||
| 1968–69 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| 1969–70 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 9 | |||||
| 1970–71 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| VfL Bochum | 1971–72 | Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 1972–73 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||||
| Rot-Weiss Lüdenscheid | 1973–74 | Regionalliga West | 31 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 15 | ||||
| 1974–75 | Verbandsliga Westfalen | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| SpVgg Marl | 1975–76 | Bezirksliga | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976–77 | Landesliga Westfalen | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1978–79 | Verbandsliga Westfalen | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Career total | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
- ↑ 1962–63 includes the West German football championships.
Honours
editBorussia Dortmund
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1965–66
- West German football championship: 1963
- Bundesliga runner-up: 1965–66
- DFB-Pokal: 1964–65; finalist 1962–63
References
edit- 1 2 Radnedge, Keir; Whelan, Greg; Gleeson, Mark; Evans, Jamie (April 2026). "Obituaries". World Soccer. p. 21.
- ↑ Sten-Ziemons, Andreas. "60 years of Bundesliga: The unforgettable moments". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "Thomas Müller, Paco Alcácer and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: the very best Klassiker debuts". Bundesliga. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "The very best of Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund". Belfast Telegraph. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ Wright, Chris (23 June 2020). "Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos joins top-scoring defenders across Europe's top leagues and clubs". ESPN. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/2/18/Borussia-Dortmund-trauert-um-Reinhold-Wosab.html
- ↑ https://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/bvb/reinhold-wosab-feiert-seinen-85-geburtstag-meisterstuermer-verteidiger-und-bvb-retter-w698931-2000752332/
- ↑ Borussia Dortmund trauert um Reinhold Wosab (in German)
External links
edit- Reinhold Wosab at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Reinhold Wosab at IMDb
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