Georg Schmidt (7 April 1927 – 6 July 1990) was an
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
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football (soccer)
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former manager.
[http://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=547 Biography]
Most notably he was co-manager of the
Austria national football team
The Austria national football team (german: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußba ...
in the
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...
, with
Felix Latzke
Felix Latzke (born 1 February 1942, in Vienna) is an Austrian football (soccer) former player and manager.
Most notably he was co-manager of the Austria national football team
The Austria national football team (german: Österreichische Fuà ...
, and was thus credited with infamy for the ''
Shame of Gijón'', a somewhat dubious 0-1 loss to West Germany.
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1927 births
1990 deaths
Austrian football managers
1982 FIFA World Cup managers
Austria national football team managers
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