Anton Schumacher

Anton "Toni" Schumacher (born 1 December 1938 in Bonn) is a German former professional football goalkeeper.[1]

Anton Schumacher
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-12-01) 1 December 1938
Place of birth Bonn, Germany
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1950–1960 TuRa Bonn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1968 1. FC Köln 79 (0)
1968–1969 Viktoria Köln
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Schumacher played for 1. FC Köln since 1950, from 1963 to 1968 the team played in the Bundesliga. In 1964, he won the German Championship.[2]

Personal

The goalkeeper Harald Schumacher who played for 1. FC Köln from 1972 to 1987 was also nicknamed "Toni" by the players of the team, to avoid misunderstandings between him and the defender Harald Konopka.

References

  1. "Anton Schumacher". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. "Meister-Kader 1964 Kommt ein Bulle geflogen..." express.de (in German). 6 February 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2020.


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