Walter Wagner (footballer)
Walter Wagner (born 26 July 1949) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. His nickname was "Wawa".
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter-Michael Wagner | ||
Date of birth | 26 July 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Lohra, Germany | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1969 | VfB Altenvers | ||
1969–1971 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 | (0) |
1971–1972 | SSV Reutlingen | ||
1972–1974 | Austria Wien | ||
1974–1977 | AEK Athens | 92 | (40) |
1977–1978 | Aris | 28 | (6) |
1978–1979 | Panathinaikos | 17 | (3) |
1979 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 21 | (8) |
1979–1980 | SV Röchling Völklingen | ||
1980–1981 | Panachaiki | 21 | (3) |
1981–1982 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 17 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
Wagner played for Eintracht Frankfurt between 1969 and 1971.[1] In the 1971 he played for one season in SSV Reutlingen, a 2nd division team. Afterwards, he played in Austria Wien for 2 seasons.
In the summer of 1974 Wagner moved to Greece and played for AEK Athens. On 12 December 1976 he scored a hat-trick on a 4–1 against Ethnikos Piraeus He was a member of the squad that made it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, scoring in total on both legs against Derby County for the second round.[2] He also scored the winner in the match against Olympiacos on 13 March 1977.[3] In the summer of 1977, although there was the intention to stay as long as he acquired Greek citizenship, his contract was ultimately not renewed.[4]
He then signed at Aris for a season and in 1978 he played for Panathinaikos without a particular success.[5]
Wagner moved in the USA and the Los Angeles Aztecs and in 1979 he returned to Germany where he played for SV Röchling Völklingen, but he soon returned to Greece to play for Panachaiki. He left after one year and ended his career with German club SG Wattenscheid 09.
References
- "Walter Wagner" (in German). Fussball Daten. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- "Η μεγάλη ΑΕΚ θάμπωνε την Ευρώπη, νίκη σταθμός με την Ντέρμπι Κάουντι". enwsi.gr. 20 October 2021.
- "AEK OΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ 1-0 1976-77" – via youtube.com.
- "Βάλτερ Βάγκνερ". kitrinomavro.gr.
- Alexander, Mastrogiannopoulos (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2009.