1. Harald Anton "Toni" Schumacher was born on 6 March 1954 and is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
17 Facts About Toni Schumacher
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Toni Schumacher was voted German Footballer of the Year in 1984 and 1986.
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Toni Schumacher played for the club from 1972 to 1987, including in 213 consecutive Bundesliga matches from 1977 to 1983.
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Toni Schumacher backstopped Koln to the double in 1978, winning the Bundesliga title and the DFB-Pokal.
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Toni Schumacher appeared in two other DFB-Pokal finals, in 1980 and 1983.
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Toni Schumacher was voted German Footballer of the Year twice, in 1984 and 1986, by the nation's football journalists.
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Toni Schumacher played 76 international matches for West Germany between 1979 and 1986, including 15 World Cup qualifying matches and 14 World Cup matches.
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Toni Schumacher was involved in a collision with a French defender, substitute Patrick Battiston, in the semi-final of the 1982 World Cup.
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Battiston and Toni Schumacher were both sprinting towards a long through ball pass from Michel Platini.
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Toni Schumacher leapt into the air as the ball sailed past him, ultimately wide of the goal.
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Toni Schumacher has always denied any foul intention regarding the incident, saying that he was simply going for the ball, as a goalkeeper is entitled to do.
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Toni Schumacher proceeded to take the goal kick and play resumed.
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Toni Schumacher did visit Battiston in the hospital, and though the Frenchman felt his apology at the time was insincere, Battiston admitted that he had forgiven him by the time the two countries faced each other four years later in yet another World Cup semifinal.
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However, he said that he was wary of getting "close to Toni Schumacher" and said that he would hold a distance of at least 40 meters from the West German goalkeeper.
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Toni Schumacher was elected on 23 April 2012 vice president of 1.
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Toni Schumacher maintained that his actions did not constitute a foul and that he was only trying to get the ball.
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Toni Schumacher said that he did not go over to check on Battiston's condition because several French players were standing around Battiston and making threatening gestures in his direction.