Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
German footballer (1939–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (31 March 1939 – 20 May 2024) was a German footballer who played as a defender.[1][2] An athletic and hard-tackling player, with a strong physique, he was nicknamed the "Volkswagen" for his continuity of performance, both in quantity and in quality, and for his versatility; indeed, although he was usually deployed as a full-back, he was capable of playing anywhere along the back, and could also play as a centre-back, as a sweeper, or even as a defensive midfielder.[3] He was one of the first successful German footballers abroad. In his prime he was often considered one of the best and most complete left-backs in the world in his era, rivaled only by Giacinto Facchetti, Nílton Santos and Silvio Marzolini.[4][5]
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Date of birth | (1939-03-31)31 March 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Düren, Gau Cologne-Aachen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 May 2024(2024-05-20) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back, sweeper | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1949–1958 | SG Düren 99 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1958–1963 | 1. FC Köln | 84 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
1963–1964 | Mantova | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1964–1965 | Roma | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1965–1974 | AC Milan | 222 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1974–1975 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 387 | (13) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1957 | West Germany Amateur | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1958–1971 | West Germany | 47 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |