Willi Landgraf

Willi Landgraf

Personal information
Full name	Wilfried Landgraf
Date of birth	(1968-08-29) 29 August 1968
Place of birth	Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1991	Rot-Weiss Essen	119	(5)
1991–1994	FC 08 Homburg	107	(4)
1994–1996	Rot-Weiss Essen
1996–1999	FC Gütersloh	94	(2)
1999–2006	Alemannia Aachen	188	(3)
2006–2009	FC Schalke 04 II
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willi Landgraf (born 29 August 1968 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a retired German footballer, last playing for the amateurs of Schalke 04.

Career

He is the record holder of games played in the 2. Bundesliga with 508 games. He notably never played a single game in the Bundesliga. Most of Landgraf's games were for Rot-Weiß Essen and for Alemannia Aachen.

Landgraf was well known for his honest, blue-collar approach to soccer and was regarded as a great fan favourite even of fans who did not follow his teams.

At age 37, he seemed to finally achieve his dream of playing his first Bundesliga match, when his club Alemannia Aachen were promoted. However, Landgraf (who had been benched most of the season because his younger rival outplayed him) declined to hang on as a "mercy player" and went to the amateurs of Schalke 04, and intends to make his trainer's license.

Coaching career

Langraf wanted to work as assistant manager for Alemannia Aachen II but the contract was cancelled and he works with his last club FC Schalke 04.

External links

• Article on Willi Landgraf (German) Weltfussball.de