Willi Schröder (28 December 1928 – 20 October 1999) was a German footballer who played as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1928-12-28)28 December 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Date of death | 20 October 1999(1999-10-20) (aged 70) | ||
Place of death | Bremen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1946 | Blau-Weiß Berlin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1953 | ATSV 1860 Bremen | (90+) | |
1954–1963 | Werder Bremen | 295 | (132) |
1963–1965 | Bremerhaven 93 | ||
Total | 295+ | (222+ [1]) | |
National team | |||
West Germany amateur | 7 | (6) | |
West Germany B | 7 | (5) | |
1951–1957 | West Germany | 12 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Schröder was a member of the 1961 Werder Bremen DFB-Pokal winning squad. It was Werder Bremen's first DFB-Pokal win, and earned them a spot as a charter member of the newly reformed Bundesliga.
Schröder played 54 games and scored 20 goals as a midfielder for Werder Bremen in the then Oberliga Nord for three seasons from 1960 to 1963. He also played 14 games with three goals as a striker in the Regionalliga Nord for TuS Bremerhaven 93 in 1963–64.
Schröder also had 12 career caps in international play for the West Germany national team, with three goals.[2] He was part of the West German squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]
Germany football squad – 1952 Summer Olympics – fourth place | ||
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