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Herbert Wimmer
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Herbert "Hacki" Wimmer (born November 9, 1944) was a was a German soccer player.
Herbert Wimmer started his playing career with lowly Borussia Brand (a place close to the city of Aachen). Between 1966 and 1978 the defensive midfielder played in 366 Bundesliga matches for Borussia Mönchengladbach and scored 52 goals. With the club he won five national championships (1970, 71, 75, 76, 78), the German Cup in 1973 and in 1975 the UEFA Cup.
Between 1968 and 1976 he also played in 36 matches for the German national team, where he scored 4 goals. With Germany he won the 1972 European Football Championship - there he scored the 2-0 in the 3-0 win in the final over the USSR - and the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where he took part in two matches.
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West Germany squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup Champions (2nd Title) | |
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1 Maier | 2 Vogts | 3 Breitner | 4 Schwarzenbeck | 5 Beckenbauer | 6 Höttges | 7 Wimmer | 8 Cullmann | 9 Grabowski | 10 Netzer | 11 Heynckes | 12 Overath | 13 Müller | 14 Hoeneß | 15 Flohe | 16 Bonhof | 17 Hölzenbein | 18 Herzog | 19 Kapellmann | 20 Kremers | 21 Nigbur | 22 Kleff | Coach: Schön |
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