Helmut Schön
Helmut Schön (15 September 1915 – 23 February 1996) was a German football player and manager. He is best remembered for his exceptional career as manager of the West Germany national team in four consecutive World Cup tournaments, including winning the title in 1974, losing in the final in 1966, and coming in third in 1970. In addition, his teams won the European Championship in 1972 and lost in the final in 1976.
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Schön in 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Helmut Schön | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dresden, German Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 February 1996 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wiesbaden, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932–1944 | Dresdner SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1950 | SG Dresden-Friedrichstadt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1947 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1951 | Hertha BSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937–1941 | Germany | 16 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1956 | Saarland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1964 | West Germany (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1978 | West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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