- Kurt Schmied
Infobox Football biography
playername = Kurt Schmied
fullname = Kurt Schmied
height =
dateofbirth = birth date|1926|6|14
cityofbirth =Vienna
countryofbirth =Austria
dateofdeath = Death date and age|2007|12|9|1926|6|14
cityofdeath =Vienna
countryofdeath =Austria
currentclub = deceased
clubnumber =
position =goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1946-1947 1947-1952 1952-1965 1965-1966
clubs = SC Helfort WienWiener Sportclub First Vienna Austria Wien
caps(goals) = 08 (0)
nationalyears = 1954-1960
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 38 (0)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
pcupdate = 22 August 2008
ntupdate = 22 August 2008Kurt Schmied (*
June 14 1926 – †December 9 ,2007 ) was a goalkeeper forFirst Vienna FC andAustria national football team .International career
He made his debut for Austria in May 1954 against Wales. He represented Austria during the
FIFA World Cup 1954 and again in 1958. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=57698/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA] He was a hero of the quarter-final game versus Switzerland in the 1954 finals where he played on despite suffering from a debilitating heatstrokeref|1 in a game that is often remembered as the Hitzeschlacht von Lausanne, or Heat Battle of Lausanne, and remains notable for being the game with the most goals scored in World Cup final history (Austria won the game, 7-5). He earned 38 caps, no goals scored.He died in
Vienna in December 2007.Honours
*
Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
** 1955External links
* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=618 Player profile] - Austria Archive de icon
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22931 Career stats] - National Football TeamsSources
*Andrzej Gowarzewski "FUJI Football Encyclopedia - World Cup FIFA*part I*Biographical notes - Heroes of Mundials" ; GiA Katowice 1993
References
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