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My Take
Toni Schumacher was one of the fiercest goalkeepers of his era, for better and worse. He won Euro 1980 and reached two World Cup finals with West Germany, and was twice named German Footballer of the Year. But he's impossible to discuss without the 1982 semifinal: his brutal collision with France's Patrick Battiston, somehow unpunished, remains one of football's most infamous moments. I'm fascinated by athletes whose greatness and notoriety are inseparable. His tell-all book later torched German football's image too. A genuine champion who never seemed to mind being the villain, and that ruthlessness is part of the legend.
Overview
Harald Anton "Toni" Schumacher (born 6 March 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he won a Bundesliga title and three DFB-Pokal titles with 1. FC Köln. At international level, he represented West Germany. Schumacher won the 1980 European Championship and reached two World Cup finals, in 1982 and 1986, being on the losing side for both.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Toni Schumacher
- Name (Japanese)
- ハラルト・シューマッハー
- Reading
- はらると・しゅーまっはー
- Born
- March 6, 1954 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, German Reich
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 186 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / goalkeeper coach / association football coach / athlete / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1984 German Footballer of the Year
- 1986 German Footballer of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.