Reinhold Wosab (25 February 1938 – 18 February 2026) was a German professional footballer. He spent ten seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum.
Career Wosab scored 60 Bundesliga goals for Borussia Dortmund, in addition to 14 in 1962–63, the last season before a unified national league.
In 1965, Wosab scored a "ghost goal" against Karlsruher SC, when his shot hit the outside of the goalpost but went through a hole in the net.
In the 1965–66 Bundesliga season, Wosab scored both goals in an away win for Borussia Dortmund at Bayern Munich, the first meeting between the two teams. In total, he played four games and scored five goals against Bayern.
He was a member of the squad that won the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final.
ESPN recognised him in 2020 as one of the highest scoring defenders in the history of major European leagues.
Later life and death After the end of his career, Wosab served in the management of Borussia Dortmund. From 1987 to 2018, Wosab and his wife Doris ran the company "Goly-Pokale" in Alzey-Heimersheim. The company manufactures trophies and honorary awards made of cast metal, glass and acrylic, as well as medals, pins and engravings; the customers include German and international football awards.https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/2/18/Borussia-Dortmund-trauert-um-Reinhold-Wosab.htmlhttps://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/bvb/reinhold-wosab-feiert-seinen-85-geburtstag-meisterstuermer-verteidiger-und-bvb-retter-w698931-2000752332/
Wosab died after a long illness on 18 February 2026, one week before his 88th birthday.Borussia Dortmund trauert um Reinhold Wosab
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalDFB-LigapokalEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSpVgg Saxonia Marl1958–59Verbandsliga Westfalen————1959–60————1960–61————1961–62————Borussia Dortmund1962–63Oberliga West291442——7240181963–64Bundesliga22510—86—31111964–65221053—30—30131965–6620510—10—2251966–67251520—00—27151967–68301231———33131968–6928200———2821969–7029920———3191970–7122220———242VfL Bochum1971–72Bundesliga34530———3751972–732544120——315Rot-Weiss Lüdenscheid1973–74Regionalliga West3115————31151974–75Verbandsliga Westfalen21———SpVgg Marl1975–76Bezirksliga————1976–77Landesliga Westfalen————1977–78————1978–79Verbandsliga Westfalen————Career total2982012672
Honours Borussia Dortmund UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1965–66 West German football championship: 1963 Bundesliga runner-up: 1965–66 DFB-Pokal: 1964–65; finalist 1962–63
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