Manfred Schäfer

Manfred Schäfer

Personal information
Full name	Manfred Schäfer / Schaefer
Date of birth	12 February 1943 (1943-02-12) (age 68)
Place of birth	Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany
Playing position	defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1960–1963	Blacktown
1963–1964	Budapest
1965–1975	St. George-Budapest
National team
1967–1974	Australia	73	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Manfred Schäfer or Schaefer (born 12 February 1943)^[1] is a former football (soccer) defender. He was born in Königsberg (in 1946 renamed Kaliningrad) and emigrated to Australia aged 14.^[2]

Schaefer Street in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him. ^[3]

Playing career

Club career

Schäfer played for only three clubs in his club football career in Australia, for Blacktown between 1960 and 1963, Budapest between 1963 and 1964 and for St. George-Budapest between 1965 and 1975 before retiring in 1975.

International career

He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and made his international debut in 1967 and was a fixture in the Australian side till his retirement at the end of the 1974 World Cup finals.

Schäfer represented Australia 73 times, scoring 1 goal. He played in all three of Australia's matches in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Schäfer was an inaugural inductee into the Australian Soccer Hall of Fame and also had NSW representative honours.

Management career

After retiring as a player Schäfer went on to have a long distinguished career as a coach in the NSL with St. George-Budapest, Sydney Olympic, Brunswick Juventus, APIA Leichhardt, Sydney Croatia, Marconi Stallions, Adelaide Sharks and Parramatta Power.

References

1. ^ Match report, including date of birth
2. ^ Huxley, John (13 June 2006). "The other Socceroos, living in the '70s". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/news/aussie-update/the-other-socceroos-living-in-the-70s/2006/06/12/1149964468880.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2. 
3. ^ O'Maley, Christine (2010-01-20). "Park is a goner". Blacktown Advocate (Cumberland Newspapers): pp. 14. "...streets are named after well known football identities..." 

Persondata
Name	Schafter, Manfred
Alternative names
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Date of birth	12 February 1943
Place of birth	Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany
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