Johannes Schneider

Johannes Schneider
Personal information
Full name Johannes Schneider
Date of birth (1887-08-05)5 August 1887
Place of birth Leipzig, Germany
Date of death 8 September 1914(1914-09-08) (aged 27)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
VfB Leipzig
International career
1913 Germany 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johannes Schneider (5 August 1887 – 8 September 1914) was a German international footballer who played for VfB Leipzig.[1] He was also capped twice for the Germany national team in 1913.[2]

Called to military service at the start of World War I, Schneider was killed in action on 8 September 1914 in Vitry-le-François, France.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Johannes Schneider". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ^ Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. 2010. p. 136. ISBN 978-3-7679-0914-4. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. ^ footballandthefirstworldwar.org (7 December 2025). "German Footballer Killed in the First World War". footballandthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  4. ^ teamdeutschland.net (7 December 2025). "Hans Schneider". teamdeutschland.net. Retrieved 7 December 2025.