Heiner Schuhmann served the club as a player and coach in the first team on five occasions but had his greatest success as a youth coordinator with the club.
11 Facts About Heiner Schuhmann
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Heiner Schuhmann continued his career with FCA, now in the tier three Bayernliga.
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Bundesliga South and Heiner Schuhmann made 86 appearances for FCA in this league.
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Heiner Schuhmann led the side to a championship in the Bayernliga and promotion to the 2.
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Heiner Schuhmann briefly returned to his coaching role in April 1981 when FCA sacked coach Heinz Elzner but was unable to save the club from relegation.
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Heiner Schuhmann returned however for a fourth spell in charge of FCA in October 1986, now with the club firmly established in third division football, and left again in March 1988, achieving two sixth-place finishes.
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Heiner Schuhmann was the long term coach of the under 19 side of FC Augsburg, which is where he had his greatest success.
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Heiner Schuhmann coached the youth side of third division FCA to four German under 19 Cup wins in 1991,1992,1994 and 1995.
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Heiner Schuhmann left FC Augsburg in 1995 to take over the youth department of FC Bayern Munich, which he led for three years, is greatest success there being a German under 17 title in 1997.
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Heiner Schuhmann left Bayern in 1998, by his own admission because his position turned out to be a desk top job while he preferred to be directly involved with young players, like he was with FCA and in his profession as a high school teacher.
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Heiner Schuhmann coached FC Augsburg as caretaker manager one more time in late 1999, his fifth stint in this position.