Edgar Schneider

Edgar Schneider
Schneider before the international match against Bulgaria in September 1971
Personnel
birthday	17th August 1949
place of birth	Pforzheim ,  Germany
size	178 cm
position	Attack / midfield
Juniors
Years	station
1959-1970	VfR Pforzheim
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1970-1973	FC Bayern Munich	66 0(7)
1973-1978	FC Augsburg	90 (12)
1978-1986	VfR Pforzheim	? 0(?)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1969-1972	Germany amateurs	22 0(2)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
1986-1990	VfR Pforzheim
1 Only league games are given.

Edgar Schneider (* 17th August 1949 in Pforzheim ) is a former football player who in 1971 with the Bayern Munich the German Cup and in the years 1972 and 1973 the German championship won.

Career

VfR Pforzheim

As a ten-year-old Edgar Schneider began his footballing career in the D-youth of VfR Pforzheim , where he ran through all youth teams. From the C-youth he also played in the various youth teams of the North Baden Football Association. The former association coach Herbert Widmayer promoted the talent and played a decisive role in the continuous development of the attacking player. In addition to the amateur national players Walter Kitter and Günter Maaß, Schneider was able to gain experience in the first team of VfR Pforzheim in the 1st Amateur League North Baden. In 1969 he celebrated victory in the national cup of amateurs under the direction of trainer Herbert Widmayer . The selection of the North Baden regional association won 2-1 against the local selection in Hamburg. Schneider's performance and Widmayer's recommendation paved the way for the amateur national team of the DFB , to which he was first appointed by coach Udo Lattek for the international match on September 21, 1969 in Vinkovici. In the preliminary round match of the Amateur European Championship ( UEFA Amateur Cup 1969/70) there was a 1: 2 defeat against Yugoslavia. On November 22, 1969, in front of 15,000 spectators at the Ischeland Stadium in Hagen , the VfR player scored the 2-2 equalizer in his third amateur international match in the second leg against Yugoslavia. Udo Lattek commented on the “Olympia-Elf” with the following words after the game: “The line-up of the selection will not change significantly until 1972 in Munich . Everyone promised me to remain an amateur until 1972. "

The line-up of the amateur national team at the preliminary round of the European Amateur Championship in Hagen:

Schauber; Ahmann, Bleidick; Mietz, Zorc, Kalb; Schneider, Hoeneß, Zobel, Nickel, Bergfelder.

In the summer of 1970 Schneider turned his back on the "Goldstadt" on the Enz after five missions for the amateurs and, together with the other newcomers Paul Breitner , Erich Maas , Johnny Hansen , Uli Hoeneß and Rainer Zobel, became Bundesliga players of FC Bayern Munich.

FC Bayern Munich

In his first Bundesliga season 1970/71 , coach Udo Lattek used him in 20 games. Schneider made his debut on September 23, 1970 (7th matchday) - in the 86th minute for Gerd Müller - in the 5-1 away win over Hamburger SV , he experienced the first nomination for the starting eleven on October 10th (11th matchday) in the home game against Kickers Offenbach . In Bayern's “Star Ensemble” around Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller, he was one of the “supplementary players”. Since he had signed a contract as an Olympic amateur on the Isar, he continued to play in the amateur national team. On the three-week trip to Africa in 1970/71, coach Jupp Derwall's team played seven international matches from December 27, 1970 (in Lagos against Nigeria) to January 16, 1971 (in Dakar against Senegal). "Hammer-Ede", as he was often called because of his brilliant shot, was used in five games. But he also played against Coventry City in the games for the trade fair trophy of this round (Edgar Schneider scored his first two goals in the European Cup in the 6-1 home win on October 20, 1970), Sparta Rotterdam and Liverpool FC . In the exhibition cup he scored four goals for Bayern, including the 1-1 home game against Liverpool in the quarter-finals . On June 19, 1971 , he decided in the final of the DFB Cup in extra time with a long-range shot in the 118th minute, the game against 1. FC Cologne . In winning the championship in the 1972 Olympic year, he made 23 appearances in the Bundesliga. In the first season at the Olympic Stadium , Bayern achieved records in Bundesliga history with 55:13 points and 101 goals scored. He was also used in the European Cup Winners' Cup , in which Bayern were eliminated in the semi-finals against Glasgow Rangers , in the club cup as well as in friendly and preparatory matches of FC Bayern and six times in the amateur national team. Contrary to the letter communicated by DFB Vice President Hermann Neuberger on June 21, 1972, in which Edgar Schneider was part of the "direct line-up" of 19 players, he was after the last international match of the amateurs before the Olympic tournament, which took place on July 30 in Lübeck took place against Finland and was lost with 1: 2 goals, surprisingly deleted from the squad. As a result, Schneider was forced to take part in the Olympics at the last minute, although he had worked towards this goal both athletically and emotionally since his written declaration of December 9, 1969 to the DFB and had also accepted financial cuts. This game in Lübeck, his 22nd in the amateur national team, was his last appearance. In the 1972/73 season he made 16 Bundesliga appearances with three goals. In the 1972/73 European Cup he played against Galatasaray Istanbul , Omonia Nicosia and Ajax Amsterdam . After the prospects for more time in the 1973/74 preliminary round had not improved, he received after the prestige duel of FC Bayern at Dynamo Dresden on November 7, 1973, in which the 3-3 draw and the 4-3 Victory in the first leg to advance with his participation and great commitment was enough to clear his move to FC Augsburg .

FC Augsburg

On November 18, 1973, in the 2-2 draw at KSV Hessen Kassel , Schneider ran on the side of former national player Helmut Haller for his first game for Augsburg in the Regionalliga Süd. In the spring of 1974 he developed personally to be unlucky: From February 15 he was suffering from various symptoms - shifted pelvis with enlarged joint space, resulting in severe inflammation in the posterior sacrum and osteoarthritis of the ankle - and was no longer able to actively participate. Nevertheless, the club from the Fugger city was able to celebrate the championship at the end of the season, but not promotion to the Bundesliga, because Tennis Borussia Berlin surprisingly prevailed in the promotion round. The ex-Pforzheimer's illness-related break lasted 10 months, so that he could only play in 10 games for the team of coach Milovan Beljin in the 1974/75 season . In the 1975/76 season he experienced the coaching interlude of the former athlete and ex-coach of SC Fortuna Cologne , Volker Kottmann - in this season he was finally able to play again with 33 appearances in the regular team. He also got to know and appreciate the motivational skills of coach Max Merkel in the 1976/77 season . In four seasons Schneider scored 12 goals in his 90 second division games for Augsburg.

Finale

After the 1977/78 season, the almost 30-year-old was faced with the choice of either extending the second division club FCA or accepting the offer from his home club VfR Pforzheim in the 1st Amateur League North Baden. The family made the difference. He returned to Pforzheim, where he played for VfR until 1986. With the encounter on May 13, 1986 against FC Bayern Munich, he finally said goodbye as an active player at the age of almost 37 in his home VfR-Stadion Holzhof. Bayern manager Uli Hoeneß - the former teammate - presented “Hammer-Eddie” with the souvenirs from FC Bayern. Half a year later he became the club's coach, which he remained for almost four years. When the coaching position, in addition to his job at the Office for Youth and Family of the City of Pforzheim, required an increasing amount of time and the family (with six children) in Neuenbürg also demanded their rights, Schneider finally turned his back on football.

Individual evidence

1. ^ FAZ, Monday, November 24, 1969, p. 9.

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