Helmut Schneider
Helmut Schneider (17 July 1913 – 13 February 1984) was a German footballer and manager who played as a defender, midfielder or forward and made one appearance for the Germany national team.[1] Club careerSchneider played for TuS Altrip, Bayern Munich, Waldhof Mannheim, SpVgg Fürth (two stints), LSV Berlin, Berliner SV 1892 and Mainz 05 during his career. He also played for an unknown club in Ostmark (Austria) during the 1941–42 season.[2][3] He won the Gauliga Baden in 1935–36 and 1936–37 with Mannheim, where he played as a left winger, inside forward or centre-forward,[4] and was a member of the team which lost to 1. FC Nürnberg in the 1939 Tschammerpokal Final.[5] International careerSchneider earned his first and only cap for Germany on 1 September 1940 in a friendly against Finland. The home match, which took place in Leipzig, finished as a 13–0 win for Germany.[6] Managerial careerSchneider began his managerial career in 1946, working as a player-manager at Mainz 05, and from 1948 with SpVgg Fürth. During his studies for earning his managerial license, he also briefly coached at VfL Köln 99 in 1948.[2] He continued to manage Fürth for another season after ending his playing career until 1951. He continued his career with VfR Mannheim, 1. FC Köln, three spells at FK Pirmasens, two spells at Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Karlsruher SC and Wormatia Worms.[1] With Dortmund, he helped the club win their first two German titles in 1956 and 1957.[5] Personal lifeSchneider was born on 17 July 1913 in Altrip.[1] He died on 13 February 1984 in Mannheim at the age of 70.[5] Career statisticsInternational
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