Hans Schmidt was a German

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...

 international footballer and manager

Manager (association football)

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Club career

As a player he won the German football championship on four occasions, three of which he won with 1. FC Nuremberg.

International career

In 1913, he made his debut for the German national team at the age of 19 in a 2–1 defeat against Switzerland

Switzerland national football team

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. He was capped 16 times for his country.

Managerial career

In 1933 he joined Schalke 04, leading the club to its first ever German football championship victory a year later. He went on to win two further championships with the club in 1935 and 1937. The club also won the 1937 Tschammerpokal, becoming the first German club to do the double.

Honours

As a player:

• German football championship – 1914, 1924, 1925, 1927

As a manager:

• German football championship – 1934, 1935, 1937, 1949
• Tschammerpokal – 1937

External links

• Profile at weltfussball