Günter Wienhold (21 January 1948 – 21 September 2021) was a German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

. He competed in the men's tournament at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. He died on 21 September 2021, at the age of 73.

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* 1948 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Duisburg German men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Eintracht Frankfurt players SC Freiburg players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Olympic footballers for West Germany West German men's footballers Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub