Helmut Schön

Helmut Schön (15 September, 1915 – 23 February 1996) was a German football player and coach. He played for the German national team. He is best known as coach of the German football national team from 1964 until 1978.

Early life and career
Schön was a striker. He played for Dresdner SC. With this team he won the German football championship in 1943 and 1944 and the cup in 1941 and 1942. He appeared 16 times for his country between 1937 and 1941. He shot 17 goals for the national football team.Salzmann, Peter: 100 Jahre DSC. Der Mythos eines Sportvereins. In: Dresdner Hefte, Issue 55. Dresden 1998 (German)

From 1952 to 1956, Schön was the coach of the then independent Saarland. After the reunification with Germany in 1956 he became assistant coach to Sepp Herberger in the national team. He is best known as coach of the German football national team from 1964 - 1978. During his 14 years  as national coach he reached 87 victories, 30 draws and 22 defeats in 139 matches.

 International career statistics 

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Managerial honours
West Germany
 FIFA World Cup: 1974; runner-up: 1966; third-place: 1970
 UEFA European Championship: 1972; runner-up: 1976

Individual
World Soccer 22nd Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013

References

 Other websites 

Helmut Schön DFB Homepage  

Category:1915 births
Category:1996 deaths
Category:German football managers
Category:German footballers
Category:People from Dresden
Category:Sportspeople from Saxony