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Wolfgang Overath (born 29 September 1943 in Siegburg, Germany) is a former Germany national football team|West German football (soccer)|football player. He represented his country three times in Football World Cup|World Cup finals, culminating in Football World Cup 1974|1974 with victory on home soil. A playmaking midfielder, Overath started playing football at SSV Siegburg, but spent the majority of his career at 1. FC Köln, appearing 765 times between 1962 and 1977 and scoring 287 goals. He won the Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln in 1964 and the German Cup in 1968. In total he won 81 caps for the national side between 1963 and 1974, scoring 17 goals. As well as the World Cup victory in 1974, he was at the heart of the West German midfield when they reached the final in Football World Cup 1966|1966 and achieved third place in Football World Cup 1970|1970. In 2004 he was elected President of 1. FC Köln.
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