Wolfgang Schilling (footballer born 1957)
Wolfgang Schilling (born 18 March 1957) is a former German football player.
Career
Schilling moved to the junior level of FC Carl Zeiss Jena in 1974. Previously, he was already in the youth of the BSG Chemie Jena
The exterior and interior defender played from the season 1979/1980 season to the 1988/1989 for the first team of FC Carl Zeiss Jena. As early as 1980, in his first year as a pro, Schilling with Jena fdgb Cup winner was. In the final match against FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt the defensive player was in the starting lineup on his team. After 0-0 at halftime and 1-1 after regulation time, only the extension decided the encounter. With 3:1, the Jena prevailed. Schilling stood over the full 90 minutes on the court. Thanks to this success, the team qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1980/81. Already in the first round of the tournament was waiting with AS Roma a hard to besiegender opponents. The Hinpartie was eventually lost 3-0. The return match decided the Jena 4-0 to the delight of its own. About the FC Valencia, Newport County AFC and Benfica drew the finals to a competition the team of FC coach Hans Meyer. Against Dinamo Tbilisi is lost but then on May 13, 1981 at the Düsseldorf Rhein Stadion 1-2. Schilling was over the full season on the field, but could not fend off the defeat as well. From new possible operations in the tournament Schilling came on five missions. In the DDR - Oberliga was achieved in the same year in second place behind the Berliner FC Dynamo. Schilling played with Jena during his professional time is often in the top regions of the East German football. 1982/83 and 1985/86 respectively Jena was third in 1988 and again the final of the fdgb Cup was achieved, the FCCZJ but lost 0-2 aet against the master Berliner FC Dynamo. Schilling, however, was not in this final with on the field. Since then Berlin also won the league, Schilling qualified for the second time in his career with Jena for the European Cup Winners' Cup. However, this time difference, the club already in the second round against the Italian representatives Sampdoria. For use Schilling came there but no more. In the league, the defender came in his last season to just three bets. After the season 1988/89 he ended his career.
Achievements
- Fdgb Cup winner with FC Carl Zeiss Jena: 1980
Statistics
He played 167 games duty (5 goals) for the association