Alfred Schmidt (footballer)

Aki Schmidt

Aki Schmidt in 2005
Personal information
Full name Alfred Schmidt
Date of birth 5 September 1935 (1935-09-05) (age 76)
Place of birth Dortmund, Germany
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1968 Borussia Dortmund
National team
1957–1964 West Germany 25 (8)
Teams managed
1968–1970 SSV Jahn Regensburg
1970 Kickers Offenbach
1971–1972 Preußen Münster
1972–1974 FK Pirmasens
1975–1976 SSV Jahn Regensburg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alfred "Aki" Schmidt (born 5 September 1935) is a former German football player and manager.

Schimdt played as attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund from 1956 to 1968,[1] winning the German Cup in 1965 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1966. In total, he played for Dortmund 276 times, scoring 67 times.

He played for the Germany national football team 25 times between 1957 and 1964[2] and was a member of the team that finished fourth at the Football World Cup 1958 in Sweden.

In the season 1970–71, Schmidt was manager of the team Kickers Offenbach, winning the German Cup that season. He is now the fan correspondent of Borussia Dortmund.

References

  1. ^ "Aki Schmidt" (in German). weltfussball.de. http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/aki-schmidt/. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
  2. ^ "Alfred Schmidt" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/schmidtalfred/. Retrieved 28 December 2009.