Schnellinger, Karl-Heinz

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, a graduate of the Düren club, who also played in this semi-amateur team and the youth team of Germany (the last match on October 12, 1957 ), Schnellinger was taken to the 1958 World Cup in Sweden , only once before he came on as a substitute in the national team ( in the game with Czechoslovakia ), at the World Championship Schnellinger held 2 games with France and Czechoslovakia. After the World Cup, Schnellinger moved to the Cologne club, where he played for 3 years, scoring 8 goals in 131 games and became the champion and the best player in Germany in 1962 , and in third place in the European poll, and a year later he was already 6 m.

In 1963, Schnellinger moved to the Italian club Mantova , becoming one of the first truly successful German football players abroad. After Mantova, Schnellinger played for Roma , but achieved the greatest success with Milan , with whom he won the championship and the Italian Cup. , European Cup, becoming the first German to win this trophy, the Intercontinental Cup and the Cup Winners Cup. Schnellinger completed his career at the Tennis-Borussia club.

In the German national team, Schnellinger spent 47 matches and scored 1 goal, which equalized the score in the semifinal of the 1970 World Cup with the Italian team in the 90th minute of the meeting, this goal transferred the game to extra time, which nevertheless ended with the Italians' victory 4: 3. In the national team of Germany, Schnellinger occupied the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places. Schnellinger also played in the world team in 1963 against England , in this match the goal of the world team was defended by Lev Yashin , and the Soviet goalkeeper often communicated with Schnellinger on the field, Yashin recalled: “We only called out with Schnellinger. And even then it’s not necessary, but just to cheer each other up. I shouted: “Schnellinger, tsuryuk!”, And he turned his red-haired head to me, portrayed a strict mine and threw back: “Yashin, arbeiten, arbayten!” ^[1] . ”Also played twice in the European team at farewell matches Stanley Matthews and Uwe Seeler . At the 1966 World Cup in a match with the national team of Uruguay, Schnellinger knocked the ball out of the goal with his hand, but the judge did not notice a violation of the rules ^[2] .

Now Schnellinger lives in a suburb of Milan and is engaged in business in the city itself.

Team

• Champion of Germany : 1962
• Italian Cup Winner : 1964, 1967, 1972, 1973
• Champion of Italy : 1968
• Cup Winner : 1968
• Champions Cup Winner : 1969
• Intercontinental Cup Winner : 1969

Personal

• The best football player in Germany : 1962

• Duren soldier
• Profile at world-football-legends.co.uk
• Schnellinger matches for Germany
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• Profile on sport-dienst.de