Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck

Hans-Georg "Katsche" Schwarzenbeck (born 3 April 1948) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Bundesliga from 1966 to 1981, appearing in 416 matches^[1] for Bayern Munich. He won six German league championships, three German Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup (defeating Rangers F.C. in the final), and three consecutive European Cups (1974 defeating Atlético Madrid, 1975 defeating Leeds United, 1976 defeating AS Saint-Étienne).^[2]

Georg Schwarzenbeck

Schwarzenbeck holding the FIFA World Cup trophy with West Germany in 1974
Personal information
Full name	Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
Date of birth	(1948-04-03) 3 April 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1961–1962	Sportfreunde München
1962–1966	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1981	Bayern Munich	416	(21)
International career
1969–1971	West Germany U-23	2	(0)
1971–1978	West Germany	44	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  West Germany FIFA World Cup Winner 1974 West Germany UEFA European Championship Winner 1972 Belgium Runner-up 1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In the 1974 final, Schwarzenbeck scored the equalising goal in the European Cup final match against Atlético Madrid in the last minute of extra time with a long-range effort.^[3] Bayern won the replay 4–0 two days later.

Schwarzenbeck played 44 times for Germany between 1971 and 1978.^[4] His greatest success was the victory in the 1974 World Cup, West Germany defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final. He also helped the national team to victory in the 1972 European Championship, defeating the USSR in the final, and to the final of the 1976 tournament, losing to Czechoslovakia on penalty kicks in the final, after extra time.

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich^[2]

• Bundesliga: 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80
• DFB-Pokal: 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71
• European Cup: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1966–67
• Intercontinental Cup: 1976

International

West Germany^[2]

• FIFA World Cup: 1974
• UEFA European Championship: 1972

Individual

• World XI: 1972^[5]
• Bayern Munich All-time XI^[6]

See also

• List of one-club men

References

1. Arnhold, Matthias (28 March 2012). "Hans Georg Schwarzenbeck - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
2. "Georg Schwarzenbeck". fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2015.
3. Haisma, Marcel (7 January 2009). "Georg "Katsche" Schwarzenbeck - Matches in European Cups". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
4. Arnhold, Matthias (30 October 2004). "Hans Georg Schwarzenbeck - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
5. "Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies". Beyond The Last Man. 7 November 2013. from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
6. "Fans name greatest reds of all time". FC Bayern München. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2018.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Gerd Müller	Bayern Munich captain 1979–1980	Succeeded by Paul Breitner