Wolfgang Overath
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GermanyCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Wolfgang Overath is a former West German footballer. A true one-club man, Overath spent his entire professional career at 1. FC Köln. He represented his country three times in World Cup finals, culminating in 1974 with the 2–1 victory over the Netherlands on home soil. Primarily an attacking midfielder, Overath was known for his passing ability, technique and outstanding left foot. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-09
In the line-ups
19 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1966–1974The archive holds 19 team sheets naming Wolfgang Overath in Germany's starting line-up, from 1966-07-12 to 1974-07-07.
19 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
8 goals across 5 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1965–1974| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-06-30 |  Sweden | W4–2(h) | 51' | FIFA World Cup | Düsseldorf |
| 1974-06-18 |  Australia | W3–0(h) | 12' | FIFA World Cup | Hamburg |
| 1970-06-20 |  Uruguay | W1–0(n) | 26' | FIFA World Cup | Mexico City |
| 1969-05-21 |  Cyprus | W12–0(h) | 5' 12' 63'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Essen |
| 1965-04-24 | Cyprus | W5–0(h) | 22' 85' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Karlsruhe |
Honours
4 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours4 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1974 | Germany | |
| Bundesliga | ×1 | 1963–64 | Köln | |
| DFB-Pokal | ×2 | 1968, 1977 | Köln | |
| Individual honours8 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| DFB-Pokal top scorer | 1971–72 | |||
| Teams of the season · 7 | ||||
| kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season | ×4 | 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1973–74 | ||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1974 | |||
| FUWO European Team of the Season | 1970 | |||
| World XI | 1968 | |||
| Orders & distinctions2 | ||||
| Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia | 2019 | |||
| Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | 2008 | |||