Georg Schmidt (footballer)

Georg Schmidt (7 April 1927 6 July 1990) was an Austrian football (soccer) former manager.[1]

Georg Schmidt
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-04-07)7 April 1927
Place of birth Austria
Date of death 6 July 1990(1990-07-06) (aged 63)
Playing position(s) Manager
Teams managed
Years Team
1982 Austria

Most notably he was co-manager of the Austria national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, with Felix Latzke, and was thus credited with infamy for the Shame of Gijón, a somewhat dubious 0-1 loss to West Germany.

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