Remembering Hansi Schmidt: The Legendary German Handball Captain Who Left Us Too Soon

Hans Schmidt, famous back room player of VFL Gummersbach and once captain of the German nationwide group died in the night of Sunday after a serious illness at the age of 80. This was announced by the standard handball Bundesliga club on Sunday after consultation with Schmidt's family. Schmidt leaves his spouse and two boys. To this day, he is thought about among the most dangerous handball gamers in Bundesliga history, his name is really carefully linked to the Gummersbach promo in the 1960s and 1970s from the town club to the internationally renowned top club. With 1404 objectives in 226 Bundesliga and European Cup operations, the Romanian native led VFL to 7 champion titles and 4 European Cups.

almost 100 caps for Germany

Schmidt likewise played 98 caps for Germany, in which he scored 484 objectives.

He had actually also stood in the field 18 times for Romania prior to the left to Germany in 1963 at the age of 21. With Hans Schmidt, VFL Gummersbach loses one of the most successful and formative companions in his club's history, said the association. In the previous couple of months, VFL has actually remained in close contact with the household to honor the 80th birthday last September. It could not concern that.