Harald Schumacher

Toni Schumacher, 2013

Harald Anton " Toni" Schumacher ( born March 6, 1954 in Düren ) is a former German football goalkeeper. He was almost 15 years goalkeeper of the 1st FC Cologne, and later worked as (co -) trainer.

Schumacher was in the 1980s as one of the best goalkeepers in the world ( Europe once and twice runner-up ). In 1982 he first came to wide attention by the violation of the Frenchman Patrick Battiston in the night of Seville. Even larger eddies in Germany caused the publication of his book kickoff.

Since April 2012, Schumacher 's vice-president (task pane Sports ) of the 1st FC Cologne.

Career

Youth

At the age of eight years, Schumacher was taken away by a boy from the neighborhood to the training of black and white Düren. He tried out different positions and ended up in goal, which he himself attributed it to its running laziness. However, it should prove to be the ideal position: through consistent and good, he made ​​the jump to the cadre of A- Youth National Team. 1972 saw Düren in the semifinals to the Middle Rhine Championship. Against the reigning A- Youth Champion 1st FC Cologne had a disadvantage with 0:1. Cologne's head coach Jupp Roehrig was the goalkeeper talent and he won Schumacher of the professional squad of " Billy Goats ". In order to finish his apprenticeship as a coppersmith, had resisted this Abwerbeversuchen before long.

Club career

1 FC Köln

In his first pro season Schumacher remained as a substitute goalkeeper without the use in the Bundesliga. But when goalkeeper Gerhard Welz injured the following season, Schumacher made ​​his debut 19 ​​years old on September 8, 1973 ( 6th Round ) at the Bundesliga game against VfL Bochum (2-2 ). He took his chance and was consistently from the season 1974/75 Cologne's new number one. In the seventies, the first FC Cologne has always belonged to playmaker Wolfgang Overath the top five in the league, but the big hit was slow in coming. Schumacher continued to develop as a goalkeeper and the youngster quickly counted among the most promising German talent. After winning the DFB-Pokal in 1977 while finishing his career Overath, but coach Hennes Weisweiler led Cologne in 1978 with players such as Dieter Müller, Heinz Flohe and Harald Konopka to the "double" of league and cup. Between 1977 and 1983, Schumacher was 213 Bundesliga games without interruption in the gate, before a simplistic internal lock because of a dispute with coach Rinus Michels stopped this series. Despite his sometimes uncomfortable nature of the goalkeeper was considered one of the best in the league and has twice been to " Germany's Footballer of the Year" (1984 and 1986). In 1987, he released his tell-all book " kick-off ", which is why he was suspended in the national team and also with the people of Cologne. After 422 league games, 34 European Cup games and 55 games in the DFB - Pokal active era ended after 15 years of Schumacher in Cologne.

Schalke 04

After kicking in Cologne, Schumacher joined the FC Schalke 04, of 1988, however, unceremoniously relegated as Table. Schumacher could not avoid relegation and collected over 70 goals.

Fenerbahce, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund

After the descent Schumacher Germany turned his back. He signed a lucrative contract with the top club Fenerbahce. In Turkey, the veteran followed up on his top performances at, was crowd favorite and captained the team to the championship right away.

After three years, the now 37 -year-old in 1991 returned to Germany and was obliged by Bayern Munich as a substitute for the injured goalkeeper Raimond Aumann and Sven Scheuer. In early 1992, Schumacher declared his career over.

His last Bundesliga final use he denied then on 18 May 1996 ( 34th Round ) for Borussia Dortmund. As Schumacher was there already worked as a goalkeeper coach, he came on in the 88th minute in a 3-2 home win over SC Freiburg in the last game of the season, in the Dortmund already stood as champion for Wolfgang de Beer. He won as a player nor his second German championship.

Career in the national team

1979-1982

After working for the A national youth team and the B team Schumacher celebrated on 26 May 1979 with a 3-1 win over Iceland made ​​its debut in the senior team when he was ordered to the second half for Sepp Maier into the goal. Following Maier's career was over by national coach Jupp, outfitted actually Norbert Nigbur as a goalkeeper for the 1980 European provided. After his injury moved to Schumacher and Germany won the European Championship. Schumacher had done a good job and become established after seven games and winning the title as the new goalkeeper.

Night of Seville 1982

At the World Championships in Spain in 1982 Germany was indeed vice world champion, but Schumacher certain long time, the negative headlines. In the semifinals against France ( "Night of Seville" ) of the Keeper went extremely energetic action against Patrick Battiston; an action that was not prosecuted as such, especially on the French side seen as a brutal challenge from well posted referee. Battiston lost two teeth and had to be carried with a concussion from the square. Pay after the game Schumacher generated with the remark that he would Battiston his jacket crowns, international criticism. From then on he was in France as the epitome of the " ugly German " - an image he could correct until years later. Later, Schumacher made ​​it clear the statement was to be understood as an expression of relief, as he had feared, Battiston lay in a coma. Literally Schumacher said: "If it is only the jacket crowns that I pay him happy. "

On the occasion of excitement around the injury Battistons French President François Mitterrand and German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, issued a joint press statement. Schumacher was later publicly asked and Battiston personally to apologize for the incident, which also took on this. In a later interview, Schumacher said that he had not intended to commit a foul Battiston, but to catch the ball. He had not gone to the injured Battiston, because it was surrounded by angry French team-mates and he did not want the situation to escalate. Later he had then the set with the jacket crowns said in the exuberance that he regrets today. Likewise, he regretted not to have gone to the hospital to Battiston. In the ensuing penalty shoot this encounter Schumacher saved two penalty kicks, and thus contributed significantly to reaching the final at.

1982-1986

Four years ( 1986 World Cup ) later in Mexico was Schumacher in his second World Cup in goal and took over for the injured Karl -Heinz Rummenigge times the captaincy. In the quarterfinals against hosts Mexico it came to the penalty shootout, in which Schumacher saved two penalty kicks. Germany again reached the final, where the goalkeeper underwent a serious mistake in Argentina's opening goal. Despite the error, and the final defeat Schumacher was chosen for its superior services at the best goalkeeper of the tournament and the second-best player (after Diego Maradona ). Schumacher had been announced the end of his international career, but he revised this decision after the tournament again - he wanted to continue his career in goal for the DFB team.

After the publication of his book " kick-off " but he was suspended by team boss Franz Beckenbauer of the national team. In order for the international match was on 15 October 1986 against Spain (2-2 ) in Hanover his last deployment. In a later interview, Schumacher said that Beckenbauer had initially awarded him courage. He suspected that Beckenbauer had to act to pressure from DFB chief Neuberger. In kickoff he had alleged, doping belong in the Bundesliga for everyday life. He also criticized, without naming names, that national team members had spent the nights with alcohol consumption and poker games at the 1982 World Cup.

Career as a ( Goalkeeper ) Coach

At the beginning of the 1992/93 season was Schumacher for a year goalkeeper coach at Schalke 04, in the 1993/94 season at B. Munich, after four years from 1994 to 1998 with Borussia Dortmund. He came off the bench in the last game of the season 1995/96 just before the end and was able to celebrate his second German Cup as a player. Both in Munich and in Dortmund, he was able to contribute to German championship titles, in 1997 alone to win the Champions League.

In the summer of 1998 he released his former teammates Bernd Schuster from as head coach of the second division club SC Fortuna Köln. There he was on 15 December 1999 during halftime of the game against SV Waldhof Mannheim ( Score 0-2) Fortuna President Jean Löring released, handed down is the comment: " You have nothing more to say, you wanker! ".

In January 2001, Schumacher under head coach Berti Vogts was part of a for that time unusually extensive co-trainer - rod at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, which also Pierre Littbarski, Peter Hermann and Wolfgang Rolff belonged. He remained the club under Klaus Toppmöller as a goalkeeping coach. He was part of the coaching staff in the memorable 2001/02 season, in which it Bayer Leverkusen so far the only German team succeeded except for the FC Bayern Munich, in both the championship and the Cup as well as in European competition with the top two to come. Schumacher left the club after the 2002/2003 season, as he did not get along with Klaus Augenthaler, who took over the club two games before the end of the season.

Between 2003 and 2012, Schumacher retired from club football and was Managing Director and co-owner of the sports marketing agency Sports First in Cologne. He was also seen at major tournaments as an expert on ARD and ZDF.

On April 23, 2012 Schumacher was chosen together with Werner Spinner (President) and Mark Knight Bach (Vice President) with 91.4 % of the valid votes cast at an extraordinary general meeting to the Vice President of the 1st FC Cologne. He is primarily responsible within the Bureau for the sport.

Private life

Schumacher has made ​​16 years of marriage with his first wife Marlies a son (born 1978 ) and a daughter ( born 1981 ). In both children a kidnapping attempt was perpetrated in the 1980s. During an attentive teacher trying one unknown defeated, pick up the six -year-old son from school, the daughter was dragged on Geißbockheim in a car, but soon found a few kilometers away unharmed.

The marriage was separated in 1992 after Schumacher had met his future second wife jasmine. He lives with her ​​and their daughter (* 2003) in Cologne- Surth.

Remarkable

• Schumacher's nickname " Toni" is sometimes derived from the legendary Cologne goalkeeper Toni Schumacher, the 1964 German with the 1st FC Cologne master. In his book, kick-off (page 37 ), he writes that the nickname by his middle name Anton and after the goalkeeper in the world championship team in 1954, Toni Turek, deduce. But above all there was to his time at FC Cologne 1 the defender Harald Konopka, so it would have to misunderstandings can occur when a player would have called " Harald". Therefore, his team-mate Heinz Simmet him to have given the nickname "Toni".
• Harald Schumacher with 422 games to date Bundesliga record players of the 1st FC Cologne.
• Schumacher is by Rudi Kargus the Bundesliga Goalkeeper with most held penalty kicks (21; Kargus: 24).
• When in March 1987 Schumacher's book " kick-off " was released, the goalkeeper the headlines were safe. Originally, he wanted to draw a kind of interim balance his career, but the work came to a general reckoning. The most violent reactions provoked the massive doping allegations. He also attacked some of his former teammates with some insulting remarks. As a result, the provisional balance sheet grew to a final conclusion of the footballing career Schumacher in Germany. Of the taz alluding to Schumacher's religious affiliation as the relish called " Catholic forerunner of The Satanic Verses " - - not least because of the huge media hype, the book became a bestseller. Overall, it has been translated into 15 languages ​​and was more than one and a half million copies over the counter. In Germany alone took the circular envelope around 300,000 buyers. Even in retrospect, is Schumacher about the publication. He always emphasized that he would write the book at any time. Based on the negative consequences for him, he added: " Better to be a kink in the track than in the backbone. "
• The punk band bone factory has on their album " German Mark Must Die (2001) " a tribute song to Toni Schumacher published, in which she describes the story of Schumacher at Bayern Munich.
• In addition to Andreas Reinke he is the only goalie who was German champion with two different clubs, and has also been used in these seasons (1st FC Cologne in 1977 /78 Borussia Dortmund 1995/ 96).
• On April 23 2012 Harald " Toni" Schumacher Vice - President of the 1st FC Cologne was chosen.
• During his two-minute short-term use for Borussia Dortmund on May 18, 1996 Schumacher with 42 years, two months and 13 days was the third oldest player to date, which was used in a competitive match in the Bundesliga.
• Legendary was his penalty bets with the FC Bayern Munich players Karl -Heinz Rummenigge and Paul Breitner. With a penalty against him he bet that neither Rummenigge (around $ 500 ) nor would Breitner ( 200 DM) transform the penalty. The money the players had always into the joint.

Achievements

• Vice World Champion - 1982, 1986
• European Champion - 1980
• German champion - in 1978 with the 1.FC Köln, 1996 Borussia Dortmund
• DFB Cup winners - 1977, 1978, 1983, each with the 1st FC Cologne
• Turkish Champion - 1989, with Fenerbahce

Awards

• Germany's Footballer of the Year in 1984, 1986
• Silver Ball for the second best player of the FIFA World Cup 1986

Film and TV

• 2011: guest role in Danni Lowinski, episode " Winter's Tale" on May 23