Fred Schaub
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Fred Schaub was a German
football (soccer)
player, best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Eintracht Frankfurt
in the 1980 UEFA Cup final.
The 17-year-old Schaub joined German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt
at the beginning of the 1978/79 season. He stayed with the club until the winter break of the 1980/81 season. Though a promising talent, he never lived fully up to expectations, and appeared in only 21 league matches for the "Eagles", in which he scored three goals. However, his goal engraved him forever in the club's history.
in the all-German final of the UEFA Cup 1979/80. They lost the first leg 3-2 in Mönchengladbach. In the second leg in Frankfurt a fortnight later, the game was still deadlocked goalless when, in the 77th minute, Eintracht coach Friedel Rausch
took off defender Norbert Nachtweih
and replaced him with Schaub. Only four minutes later, the youngster scored what would prove to be the only goal of the match, and thus secured the only European cup in Eintracht's history.
to provide him with an opportunity for a comeback in the Bundesliga. He failed to do well there, and by the time of the 83/84 winter break he had returned to the second division, this time to Hannover 96
. There, he became a regular, and remained so as Hannover attained promotion to the Bundesliga in 1985. The following year, however, they were relegated back to the second division in bottom place.
Schaub moved on to another second division club, SC Freiburg
, where he was a first-choice player for the next two years.
n first division side FC Admira/Wacker
in Vienna
. There, he impressed with his fighting spirit, and together with Gerhard Rodax
and Walter Knaller he formed a dangerous forward line. In his first season, the club finished runner-up in the championship and reached the cup final, losing both competitions to the then mighty FC Tirol Innsbruck
, who were coached by the legendary Ernst Happel. Nevertheless, the club has not had a more successful year since.
The following season, 1989–90, Schaub experienced his final European Cup campaign, this time in the European Cup-Winners' Cup, where subsequent finalists Anderlecht eliminated Admira in the quarter-finals.
In his time with the club, Schaub scored 23 goals in 68 matches. In 1989, he was voted second best foreign player in Austria after his compatriot Hansi Müller
.
After his time with Admira, he had a spell with newly-promoted VfB Mödling
, second division side Favoritner AC and, finally, amateur outfit USC Wampersdorf.
After his playing career, Schaub remained in Austria. By 2003, he was working as a coach of the under-17s at VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
, a club which was created in 1997 from a merger of his first two Austrian clubs.
. Returning to Austria from visiting his mother, his car crashed into a truck. His eight-year old son suffered serious injuries, but survived.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player, best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
in the 1980 UEFA Cup final.
The 17-year-old Schaub joined German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
at the beginning of the 1978/79 season. He stayed with the club until the winter break of the 1980/81 season. Though a promising talent, he never lived fully up to expectations, and appeared in only 21 league matches for the "Eagles", in which he scored three goals. However, his goal engraved him forever in the club's history.
UEFA Cup final glory
In May 1980, Eintracht met domestic rivals Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
in the all-German final of the UEFA Cup 1979/80. They lost the first leg 3-2 in Mönchengladbach. In the second leg in Frankfurt a fortnight later, the game was still deadlocked goalless when, in the 77th minute, Eintracht coach Friedel Rausch
Friedel Rausch
Friedel Rausch is a German football manager and former player.He moved from Meidericher SV to Schalke where he stayed until 1971 playing as a defender. After his retirement he became manager starting at his former club Schalke...
took off defender Norbert Nachtweih
Norbert Nachtweih
Norbert Nachtweih is a German former professional football defender.He played from 1978 until 1992 as defender and midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich. Afterwards he went to French Ligue 1 side AS Cannes , where he played together with Zinedine Zidane and appeared in 43 games...
and replaced him with Schaub. Only four minutes later, the youngster scored what would prove to be the only goal of the match, and thus secured the only European cup in Eintracht's history.
Subsequent Bundesliga career
From January 1981 until June 1983, Schaub played in the second division for SpVgg Fürth, where he scored 36 goals in 84 matches, a good enough record for Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
to provide him with an opportunity for a comeback in the Bundesliga. He failed to do well there, and by the time of the 83/84 winter break he had returned to the second division, this time to Hannover 96
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...
. There, he became a regular, and remained so as Hannover attained promotion to the Bundesliga in 1985. The following year, however, they were relegated back to the second division in bottom place.
Schaub moved on to another second division club, SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
, where he was a first-choice player for the next two years.
Career in Austria
At the beginning of the 1988-89 season, Schaub moved to AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n first division side FC Admira/Wacker
VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
FC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. There, he impressed with his fighting spirit, and together with Gerhard Rodax
Gerhard Rodax
Gerhard Rodax is a former professional football player from Austria.-Club career:Rodax started his professional career at Admira Wacker and stayed with them for 7 years, becoming Austrian Football Bundesliga top goalscorer in 1990...
and Walter Knaller he formed a dangerous forward line. In his first season, the club finished runner-up in the championship and reached the cup final, losing both competitions to the then mighty FC Tirol Innsbruck
FC Tirol Innsbruck
FC Tirol Innsbruck was an Austrian association footballclub from Innsbruck, Tyrol which existed between 1993 and 2002, when bankruptcy was declared....
, who were coached by the legendary Ernst Happel. Nevertheless, the club has not had a more successful year since.
The following season, 1989–90, Schaub experienced his final European Cup campaign, this time in the European Cup-Winners' Cup, where subsequent finalists Anderlecht eliminated Admira in the quarter-finals.
In his time with the club, Schaub scored 23 goals in 68 matches. In 1989, he was voted second best foreign player in Austria after his compatriot Hansi Müller
Hansi Müller
Hans-Peter "Hansi" Müller is a former German footballer.-Club career:Playing for his hometown side VfB Stuttgart, he took part to the UEFA Euro 1980 with West Germany, aged 22, after a brief taste of action at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where started all four games. The tournament would prove to...
.
After his time with Admira, he had a spell with newly-promoted VfB Mödling
VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
FC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...
, second division side Favoritner AC and, finally, amateur outfit USC Wampersdorf.
After his playing career, Schaub remained in Austria. By 2003, he was working as a coach of the under-17s at VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
FC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...
, a club which was created in 1997 from a merger of his first two Austrian clubs.
Death
On 22 April 2003, Schaub was killed in an automobile accident on the autobahn near FuldaFulda
Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...
. Returning to Austria from visiting his mother, his car crashed into a truck. His eight-year old son suffered serious injuries, but survived.