Hans-Georg "Katsche" Schwarzenbeck (born 3 April 1948) is a German former professional

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who played as a defender. He played in the

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from 1966 to 1981, appearing in 416 matches for

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. He won six German league championships, three

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s, one

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(defeating

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in the final), and three consecutive

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s (1974 defeating

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, 1975 defeating

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, 1976 defeating

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). In the 1974 final, Schwarzenbeck scored the equalising goal in the European Cup final match against

in the last minute of extra time with a long-range effort. Bayern won the replay 4–0 two days later. Schwarzenbeck played 44 times for

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between 1971 and 1978. His greatest success was the victory in the 1974 World Cup, West Germany defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final. He also helped the national team to victory in the 1972 European Championship, defeating the USSR in the final, and to the final of the 1976 tournament, losing to Czechoslovakia on penalty kicks in the final, after extra time.

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich *

: 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80 *

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: 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71 *

: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76 *

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: 1966–67 * Intercontinental Cup:

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

International

West Germany *

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

Individual

* Bayern Munich All-time XI

References

1948 births Living people German footballers Germany international footballers FC Bayern Munich footballers Association football central defenders Footballers from Munich 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1978 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players UEFA Euro 1972 players UEFA Euro 1976 players UEFA European Championship-winning players Bundesliga players FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff UEFA Champions League winning players West German footballers {{germany-footy-defender-1940s-stub

Honours

Club

International

Individual

See also

References