Hans Schmidt (23 December 1893 – 31 January 1971) was a German international footballer and manager.

Club career

As a player, he won the German football championship on four occasions, three of which he won with

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International career

In 1913, he made his debut for the Germany national team at the age of 19 in a 2–1 defeat against

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. He was capped 16 times for his country.

Managerial career

In 1933 he joined Schalke 04, leading the club to its first ever German football championship victory a year later. He went on to win two further championships with the club in 1935 and 1937. The club also won the

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, becoming the first German club to do the double.

Honours

As a player: * German football championship – 1914, 1924, 1925, 1927 As a manager: * German football championship – 1934, 1935, 1937, 1949 * Tschammerpokal – 1937

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Hans 1893 births 1971 deaths German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's international footballers SpVgg Greuther Fürth players 1. FC Nürnberg players German football managers FC Schalke 04 managers 1. FC Nürnberg managers VfR Mannheim managers Borussia Dortmund managers SpVgg Greuther Fürth managers Sportspeople from Fürth Footballers from Middle Franconia West German football managers