Kurt Schmied

For the Austrian cyclist, see Kurt Schmied (cyclist).

Kurt Schmied (14 June 1926 – 9 December 2007) was a goalkeeper for First Vienna FC and Austria national football team.

Kurt Schmied

Personal information
Full name	Kurt Schmied
Date of birth	(1926-06-14)14 June 1926
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	9 December 2007(2007-12-09) (aged 81)
Place of death	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1947	SC Helfort Wien
1947–1952	Wiener Sportclub
1952–1965	First Vienna
1965–1966	Austria Wien	8	(0)
International career
1954–1960	Austria	38	(0)
Medal record Representing Austria FIFA World Cup 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. He was a hero of the quarter-final game versus Switzerland in the 1954 finals where he played on despite suffering from a debilitating heatstroke^[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):
  • 1955

External links

• Player profile - Austria Archive (in German)
• Kurt Schmied at National-Football-Teams.com

Sources

• ^ Andrzej Gowarzewski "FUJI Football Encyclopedia - World Cup FIFA*part I*Biographical notes - Heroes of Mundials" ; GiA Katowice 1993