Jürgen Wilhelm
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Jürgen Wilhelm is a retired German
footballer who played for Borussia Dortmund
in the Fußball-Bundesliga
.
He is best known for scoring the Goal of the Year
in Germany in 1983, while playing for amateur third division side BFV Hassia Bingen
.
. He scored his first of three Bundesliga goals against Arminia Bielefeld
on 6 May 1972. He scored two more goals against Hannover 96
in the last game of the season but was unable to prevent Borussia's first relegation from the Bundesliga. In total, he made seven appearances for the club in his sole Bundesliga season, scoring three goals.
He stayed for one more season with the club in the tier-two Regionalliga West, before moving on to Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
.
in 1975 and earned promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd. The club lasted for only one season at this level before having to return to the Amateurliga. It was Jürgen Wilhelm's last appearance in professional football.
side Hassia Bingen. On 2 October 1983 he scored a goal for the club against FC Homburg
that was voted as the Goal of the Month by German television station ARD
. This goal then went on to win the Goal of the Year
award.
In the 1997–98 season, he coached FC Bavaria Ebernburg, which, despite its name, it not a club from Bavaria
but rather one from the former Bavarian Palatinate.
He coached the lower-league amateur side FSV Bretzenheim until 2009, when the club was relegated to the Bezirksklasse (VIII) and he was dismissed.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer who played for Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
in the Fußball-Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
.
He is best known for scoring the Goal of the Year
Goal of the Year (Germany)
The Goal of the Year in Germany is, like the Goal of the Month , the Goal of the Decade and Goal of the Century, an individual soccer award selected by spectators of the Sportschau , among spectacular or important soccer goals scored in or for Germany.Klaus Fischer won it three times; his 1977 ...
in Germany in 1983, while playing for amateur third division side BFV Hassia Bingen
BFV Hassia Bingen
The BFV Hassia Bingen is a German association football club from the city of Bingen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate.Hassia, at times, has played at the highest level of German football, the last time in 1952–53. In 2009–10, the club plays in the tier-five Oberliga Südwest...
.
Early career
As a player for amateur side SC 09 Oberlahnstein, Wilhelm played one game for the German national amateur football team, a 4–2 loss to Luxembourg on 3 March 1971.Borussia Dortmund
Wilhelm made his Bundesliga debut on 13 November 1971 in a 4–0 home defeat for Borussia against VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
. He scored his first of three Bundesliga goals against Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...
on 6 May 1972. He scored two more goals against Hannover 96
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...
in the last game of the season but was unable to prevent Borussia's first relegation from the Bundesliga. In total, he made seven appearances for the club in his sole Bundesliga season, scoring three goals.
He stayed for one more season with the club in the tier-two Regionalliga West, before moving on to Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
Eintracht Bad Kreuznach is a German association football club from city of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate. They are among the most successful amateur football teams in southwestern Germany and currently play in the Oberliga Südwest .-History:...
.
Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
With Eintracht, he won the tier-three Amateurliga SüdwestAmateurliga Südwest
The Amateurliga Südwest was the highest football league in the region of the Südwest FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Südwest below it in 1978....
in 1975 and earned promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd. The club lasted for only one season at this level before having to return to the Amateurliga. It was Jürgen Wilhelm's last appearance in professional football.
BFV Hassia Bingen
In 1982, he joined Oberliga SüdwestOberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
side Hassia Bingen. On 2 October 1983 he scored a goal for the club against FC Homburg
FC Homburg
FC 08 Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.- History :...
that was voted as the Goal of the Month by German television station ARD
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
. This goal then went on to win the Goal of the Year
Goal of the Year (Germany)
The Goal of the Year in Germany is, like the Goal of the Month , the Goal of the Decade and Goal of the Century, an individual soccer award selected by spectators of the Sportschau , among spectacular or important soccer goals scored in or for Germany.Klaus Fischer won it three times; his 1977 ...
award.
Coaching career
Jürgen Wilhelm returned to Eintracht Bad Kreuznach as coach in the 1995–96 season.In the 1997–98 season, he coached FC Bavaria Ebernburg, which, despite its name, it not a club from Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
but rather one from the former Bavarian Palatinate.
He coached the lower-league amateur side FSV Bretzenheim until 2009, when the club was relegated to the Bezirksklasse (VIII) and he was dismissed.
Professional career
Jürgen Wilhelm spent three seasons in professional football:| Year | League | Tier | Team | App. | Goals |
| 1971–72 | Fußball-Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... |
I | Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
7 | 3 |
| 1972–73 | Regionalliga West | II | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 8 |
| 1975–76 | 2nd Bundesliga Süd | II | Eintracht Bad Kreuznach Eintracht Bad Kreuznach Eintracht Bad Kreuznach is a German association football club from city of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate. They are among the most successful amateur football teams in southwestern Germany and currently play in the Oberliga Südwest .-History:... |
33 | 14 |
External links
- Jürgen Wilhelm at worldfootball.net
- ARD website – Goal of the year 1983 with video