Bernd Schuster
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Schuster in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernhard Schuster | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Augsburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1976 | SV Hammerschmiede Augsburg | ||
| 1976–1978 | FC Augsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | 1. FC Köln | 61 | (10) |
| 1980–1988 | Barcelona | 170 | (63) |
| 1988–1990 | Real Madrid | 61 | (13) |
| 1990–1993 | Atlético Madrid | 85 | (11) |
| 1993–1996 | Bayer Leverkusen | 59 | (8) |
| 1996–1997 | UNAM Pumas | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 445 | (105) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1979 | West Germany U18 | 10 | (2) |
| 1980 | West Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1984 | West Germany | 21 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–1998 | Fortuna Köln | ||
| 1998–1999 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| 2001–2003 | Xerez | ||
| 2003–2004 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 2004–2005 | Levante | ||
| 2005–2007 | Getafe | ||
| 2007–2008 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2010–2011 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 2013–2014 | Málaga | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bernhard "Bernd" Schuster (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnhaʁt ˈbɛʁnt ˈʃʊstɐ]; born 22 December 1959) is a German football manager most recently in charge of Spanish La Liga side Málaga and a former player, who played as a midfielder. His contract with Málaga CF was terminated in May 2014 leaving him a free agent. His nickname is "der Blonde Engel" (the Blond Angel).
Schuster started his professional career with 1. FC Köln at age 18 in 1978 after a number of promising performances with the West German Under-18 National team. Schuster left Köln after the 1980 European campaign to sign with Spain's FC Barcelona, where he flourished. During his career, he played for clubs Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen. At his final team, the Mexican side Pumas de la UNAM he appeared in ten matches in spring 1997.
Schuster was an important part of the FC Barcelona team during the 1980s, leading the game from midfield and scoring many goals. His club president Josep Lluís Núñez and some trainers like Helenio Herrera, Udo Lattek, Terry Venables and Luis Aragonés had difficult relations with him. He won, however, the European Silver Ball in 1980 and Bronze Ball in 1981 and 1985. At age 21, in 1981, he received a bad injury on his right knee by Athletic Bilbao defender Andoni Goikoetxea.
His move to Real Madrid was controversial due to the strong rivalry between Barcelona and Madrid. Bernd Schuster's style complemented the group of home-grown Madrid players known as la Quinta del Buitre who led the team to a dominance of the Spanish Championship through the 1980s.
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