Edgar Schmitt

Edgar Schmitt
Personal information
Date of birth	29 April 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Rittersdorf, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1987	FSV Salmrohr
1987–1988	1. FC Saarbrücken
1988–1991	Eintracht Trier
1991–1993	Eintracht Frankfurt
1993–1997	Karlsruher SC
1997–1998	Fortuna Köln
Total
Managerial career
2007–2008	VfR Aalen
2008–2009	Stuttgarter Kickers
2010	Uerdingen 05
2011–2012	TSV Essingen
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edgar Schmitt (born 29 April 1963) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He notably scored four goals in Karlsruher SC's 7–0 win against Valencia CF in the second round of the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, a win which came to be known as the "Wunder vom Wildpark".^[1]^[2] That season he also became the competition's top scorer with 8 goals, alongside Dennis Bergkamp.^[3] Following his retirement as a player, he went into coaching and was most recently manager of TSV Essingen.^[4]

References

^ "25 Jahre nach dem "Wunder vom Wildpark"". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ "Uefa-Cup-Historie: Die Geburt des Euro-Eddy". Der Spiegel (in German). 28 December 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ Feichtner, Andreas (2 November 2018). "Vier Loopings, vier Tore, eine Legende". Volksfreund (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ "Edgar Schmitt". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2014.

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[1] "25 Jahre nach dem "Wunder vom Wildpark"". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[2] "Uefa-Cup-Historie: Die Geburt des Euro-Eddy". Der Spiegel (in German). 28 December 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[3] Feichtner, Andreas (2 November 2018). "Vier Loopings, vier Tore, eine Legende". Volksfreund (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[4] "Edgar Schmitt". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2014.

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