Hans Schmidt (footballer, born 1893)

Hans Schmidt
Personal information
Date of birth	23 December 1893
Date of death	31 January 1971 (aged 77)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1911–1919	SpVgg Fürth
1919–1922	TV 1860 Fürth
1922–1928	1. FC Nürnberg
1928–1929	ASN Nürnberg
International career
1913–1926	Germany
Managerial career
1931–1933	Schwarz-Weiß Essen
1933–1938	FC Schalke 04
1942–1945	1. FC Nürnberg
1945–1950	VfR Mannheim
1950–1951	1. FC Nürnberg
1951–1955	Borussia Dortmund
1955–1957	SpVgg Fürth
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hans Schmidt (23 December 1893 – 31 January 1971) was a German international footballer and manager.

Club career

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

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Honours

As a player:

German football championship – 1914, 1924, 1925, 1927

As a manager:

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

References

^ "Hans Schmidt". Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^ "100 Schalker Jahre". Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^ "1933-1945: FC Schalke 04". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

External links

Hans Schmidt at WorldFootball.net

[1] "Hans Schmidt". Retrieved 25 July 2011.

[2] "100 Schalker Jahre". Retrieved 25 July 2011.

[3] "1933-1945: FC Schalke 04". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

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