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Günther Wirth

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Günther Wirth
Personal information
Date of birth (1933-01-09)9 January 1933
Place of birth Dresden, Germany
Date of death 13 November 2020(2020-11-13) (aged 87)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1943–1945 Guts Muts Dresden
1945–1951 SG Johannstadt Dresden
1951 BSG VVB Tabak Dresden
1951 HSG Wissenschaft Karlshorst
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1954 Motor Oberschöneweide 83 (41)
1954–1965 Vorwärts Berlin 209 (44)
1965–1966 Vorwärts Berlin II
International career
1954–1962 East Germany 28 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Günther Wirth (9 January 1933 – 13 November 2020) was a German footballer who made 254 East German top-flight appearances (64 goals),[1] and played 28 matches with 11 goals for the East Germany national team.[2] He died on 13 November 2020 after a long illness.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Matthias Arnhold (1 May 2014). "Günther Wirth - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ^ Matthias Arnhold (12 February 2009). "Günther Wirth - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Früherer DDR-Nationalspieler Günther Wirth verstorben" [Former East German international Günther Wirth dead]. RTL.de (in German). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.[permanent dead link]