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 (age 86)
Place of birth Bonn, Germany
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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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 life

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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

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  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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