Willi Schulz
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Date of birth | 4 October 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wattenscheid, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
sweeper | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1950–1960 | Union Günnigfeld | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1960–1965 | Schalke 04 | 134 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
1965–1973 | Hamburger SV | 211 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 345 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1959 |
West Germany B | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1959–1960 |
West Germany Amateur | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1959–1970 |
West Germany | 66 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Willi Schulz (born 4 October 1938) is a German former footballer who played as a defender for Schalke 04 and Hamburger SV.[1] At International level, he made 66 appearances for the West Germany national team.
Career
Schulz was born in
Schulz started out as a
Schulz would have been the standard sweeper of West Germany during the 1970 World Cup, but an injury of the meniscus as well as a calf bruise meant that he only started in two of the six World Cup games in Mexico.[4] In his place, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger played as sweeper. After the 1970 World Cup, Schulz retired from international activities.[5] He continued to play for Hamburger SV until 1973.
Playing style
Being a conservative sweeper with no urge to join the attack of his teams, Schulz focused on marshalling his defense. He was noted for his calmness even under pressure, his positional play, his strength at man-to-man duels, his solid passing game, aerial ability and a special expertise at sliding tackling. For these traits as well as his consistency at the top level, Schulz was revered by West Germany national team coach Helmut Schön, who preferred Schulz at the sweeper position to the younger and more adventurous Franz Beckenbauer, who had to play in midfield instead.
Career after football
After his retirement, Schulz established an insurance agency in
Honours
- 1966 FIFA World Cup runner-up
- 1970 FIFA World Cup 3rd place
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finalist: 1967–68
- DFB-Pokal finalist: 1966–67
References
- kicker.de. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- RSSSF. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ a b Bitter, Jürgen (1997). Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler (in German). Sportverlag. p. 444.
- ^ Havekost, Folke; Stahl, Volker; Vinke, Hans (2005). Fußballweltmeisterschaft 1970 Mexiko (in German). Agon Sportverlag. p. 111.
- RSSSF. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Doyle, Paul (13 June 2010). "The day in 1982 when the world wept for Algeria". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
External links
- Willi Schulz at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Willi Schulz at WorldFootball.net
- Willi Schulz at National-Football-Teams.com