Bernd Schuster

Bernd Schuster
Schuster as coach of Málaga in 2013
Personal information
Full name Bernd Schuster[1]
Date of birth (1959-12-22) 22 December 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Augsburg, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1971–1976 SV Hammerschmiede Augsburg
1976–1978 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 1. FC Köln 61 (10)
1980–1988 Barcelona 170 (63)
1988–1990 Real Madrid 61 (13)
1990–1993 Atlético Madrid 85 (11)
1993–1996 Bayer Leverkusen 59 (8)
1996–1997 Pumas UNAM 9 (0)
Total 445 (105)
International career
1977–1979 West Germany U18 10 (2)
1980 West Germany U21 1 (0)
1979[2]–1984 West Germany 21 (4)
Managerial career
1997–1998 Fortuna Köln
1998–1999 1. FC Köln
2001–2003 Xerez
2003–2004 Shakhtar Donetsk
2004–2005 Levante
2005–2007 Getafe
2007–2008 Real Madrid
2010–2011 Beşiktaş
2013–2014 Málaga
2018–2019 Dalian Yifang
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Men's football
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1980 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernd Schuster (born 22 December 1959) is a German former professional footballer of the late 1970s through early 1990s, who won club titles playing for the Spanish sides FC Barcelona (1980–1987) and Real Madrid (1988–1990). He played as a midfielder and was nicknamed "der Blonde Engel" (the Blond Angel). After retiring as a player, he managed a number of European clubs, including Real Madrid, taking them to the league title in the 2007–08 season.

  1. ^ "Bernd Schuster" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias. "Germany – International Results – Details 1974–1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2012.