Wolfgang Fahrian
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Career & Clubs
Having been a defender initially, Fahrian was trained as a goalkeeper following a goalkeeper shortage at TSG Ulm 1846 in the early 1960s. Although impressive in his new role, his call-up by Sepp Herberger for the West Germany national team clash against Uruguay in April 1962 caused a great stir due to the fact he was not a top-division player at that time. In the fixture he kept a clean sheet, something that saw him brought into West Germany's 1962 FIFA World Cup squad. Despite his first cap seeing an impressive performance, it was expected that Hans Tilkowski would be the undoubted first choice for Herberger's West Germany side and Fahrian would just be taken as a reserve goalkeeper. However, Fahrian shocked Germany as he was chosen to be the starting goalkeeper for all the matches in this World Cup. However, the 1962 FIFA World Cup brought disappointing results for West Germany, reaching the Quarter-final stage, which coincided with Fahrian's faltering career from then on. Several moves later, he retired after just 67 appearances in the Bundesliga. He played for the West Germany national team until 1964, earning ten caps.
Fahrian became a sports agent at the end of his career, finding great success in that area. In 2006, he worked as executive for ROGON Sportmanagement, one of the leading agencies in German football with clients such as Kevin Kurányi, Marcelo Bordon, Fabian Ernst, Halil Altıntop, Tim Wiese, Roque Junior and others.
- Club
- Hertha BSC (1964–1966)
- Club
- Fortuna Düsseldorf (1967–1969)
- Club
- SC Fortuna Köln (1969–1976)
- Club
- Germany men's national association football team (1962–1964)
- Club
- TSV 1860 München (1966–1967)
- Club
- SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball (1960–1964)
- Club
- Germany national under-23 football team (1961–1964)
- League
- Bundesliga
- League
- Oberliga Süd
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
- National team
- Germany
Legacy
Clubs
- SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball1960–1964
- Germany national under-23 football team1961–1964
- Germany men's national association football team1962–1964
- Hertha BSC1964–1966
- TSV 1860 München1966–1967
- Fortuna Düsseldorf1967–1969
- SC Fortuna Köln1969–1976
Played together with
- Abderrahim OuakiliTSV 1860 München · 1997–1999
Abdoulaye BaTSV 1860 München · 2017–2017
Abedi PeleTSV 1860 München · 1996–1998- Abiodun ObafemiFortuna Düsseldorf · 1994–1997
- Abiodun ObafemiSC Fortuna Köln · 1993–1994
Adam BodzekFortuna Düsseldorf · 2011
- Adam LedwońSC Fortuna Köln · 1999–2000
Adam MatuszczykFortuna Düsseldorf · 2012–2012
Adam MatysekSC Fortuna Köln · 1993–1996Adrián RamosHertha BSC · 2009–2014
Aleksandar IgnjovskiTSV 1860 München · 2009–2011
- Aleksandar KozlinaSC Fortuna Köln · 1971–1972
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Identifiers & aliases
Wolfgang Fahrian was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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