Heinz Wewers (27 July 1927 – 29 August 2008) was a German

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Club career

He was the center half of the

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team that won the

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in 1955 and the

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in 1953.

International career

Between 1951 and 1958 Wewers earned 12 caps and scored 1 goal for the West Germany national team, and took part in the

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where the West Germans finished fourth.

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* * * * 1927 births 2008 deaths German footballers Germany men's international footballers Germany men's B international footballers Rot-Weiss Essen players 1958 FIFA World Cup players German football managers Men's association football defenders West German footballers People from Gladbeck Sportspeople from Münster (region) Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia {{germany-footy-defender-1920s-stub