Theo Schönhöft

Theo Schönhöft ( born May 9, 1932 in Steinfeld, † 26 July 1976) was a German football player who was appointed in 1956 in the German national soccer team.

Career

Youth

In his youth, Theo Schönhöft played at SV Falcon Steinfeld in Südoldenburger Munsterland. Early age of 16 he played in the league 's team of Hawk Steinfeld.

In the round of 1950/1951 the village club was relegated after a 7-2 victory in Diepholz with six goals of Schönhöft in the amateur league Niedersachsen- West on. At the age of 19 he was appointed to the Lower Saxony selection. On October 14, 1951, the stone fields rushed to the side of the Oberliga Nord player Erich Gleixner and Hans Alpert from VfL Osnabrück in the 4-2 win against Hamburg. In the amateur league Lower Saxony, he brought it in the games against Oldenburg, Nordhorn, Cuxhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Hameln, Delmenhorst and Emden in the Round 1951/52, on 28 hits.

Discovered and promoted was Schönhöft coach Hans Pilz. This had already want him in 1950 bring to VfB Oldenburg. The 18 -year-old left winger made ​​his debut there on June 11 in a 1-0 against Schalke 04, was involved in other friendlies, was in the press or the beginning of August listed as a newcomer, but was an obligation as a contract player is not to pass.

VfL Osnabrück, 1952-1962

With 20 years he joined in 1952 in the Oberliga Nord for VfL Osnabrück. In the first round of the Oberliga Nord Schönhöft had to fight on the side of Gleixner, Haferkamp, ​​Meyer and cousin through the increased training and match requirements with adjustment difficulties. He came in the Round 1952/1953 to 18 sessions with six goals. He had his first scoring on January 4, 1953 in a 3-1 away win at VfL Osnabrueck at Concordia Hamburg. The Round 1953/1954 was the breakthrough for Theo Schönhöft. The Wolves slipped to 12th place from and the man on the left wing played in all 30 games and scored 15 goals federation. In the year after the Football World Cup 1954 in Switzerland 1954/1955, Schönhöft continued its positive development. Again, he was in all league games for VfL Osnabrück, scoring 18 goals as a winger. The quick and strong striker was shot with 24 years at the peak of his abilities. He had contributed in the round 1955/56, 20 goals in 30 games for the VfL ​​. Because of the raceway end of the former service providers Gleixner, Haferkamp and cousin Schönhöft could not move into the final round of the German soccer championship with VfL Osnabrück.

National football team 1956

The Association of Round 1955/1956 in the Oberliga Nord finished VfL Osnabrück with a game in hand on April 29, 1956 against VfL Wolfsburg. At the 4-2 victory contributed Theo Schönhöft three hits and thus increased his newsletter account on 20 goals. In May / June the final round of the Football Championship ran; the national team contributed to the B- and the A-team of internationals. National coach Sepp Herberger Schönhöft sat in a Test match for the B national team on 25 May 1956 in Berlin against a city selection. However, in a 5-2 victory for the B national team on 31 May in Barcelona against Spain Schönhöft sat on the bench. Herberger nominated him for the international match on 13 June 1956 in Oslo against Norway. The last three games of the national team were they had lost with 1:2 against Italy, 1-2 against Holland and 1:3 against England. In Oslo debuted in goal Günter Savitsky, in the rotor row Herbert Dörner and attack on both wing positions Baeumler Erich and Theo Schönhöft. With Karl may just be one player of the World Cup team in 1954 stood on the field. Schönhöft succeeded with a direct shot after an assist by Willi Schröder in the 28 minutes of the 1-1 equalizer. Germany won the match 3-1 gates. On August 11, 1956 he played in Hannover in Northern Germany in the match against West Germany. In the 4-3 victory of the North VfL Scorers get three hits.

Accident in 1958

In the round in 1957/58 he scored 16 goals yet, the round 1958/59 ended for him with the game on November 30, 1958 while 1 FC Phönix Lübeck. Theo Schönhöft accident on December 1, 1958 between Bad Iburg and Glandorf on an icy road on the way to the final exams for teaching at the Westfälische Wilhelms- University in Münster ( Westphalia ) difficult. He suffered a fractured skull.

The last match for VfL Osnabrück in the Oberliga Nord denied Theo Schönhöft on November 5, 1961 in a 2-1 home win against VfR Neumünster. After the round 1961/62, he finished the league chapter. From 1952 to 1962 he has 207 games and 95 goals in the Oberliga Nord stand beech for VfL Osnabrück. In four rounds (1953 /54, 1954/55, 1955 /56, 1957/58 ) he was the best scorer of the season Purple - White.

Coach

1962 Schönhöft returned to Steinfeld, where he served as player - coach of the Falcons.

In July 1976 Schönhöft Theo, who had become secondary school teachers died at the age of 44 years from the effects of his heavy accident.