Horst Schnoor

Horst Schnoor
Personal information
Full name Horst Schnoor
Date of birth (1934-04-11)11 April 1934
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Date of death 25 February 2026(2026-02-25) (aged 91)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1952 Langenhorner TSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1969 Hamburger SV 399 (0)
International career
West Germany B 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horst Schnoor (11 April 1934 – 25 February 2026) was a German football goalkeeper who played for Hamburger SV.[1][2] He won the German football championship with the club in 1960 and the DFB-Pokal in 1963.[3] He was credited with a club record of 139 matches without conceding a goal.[4]

Early life and education

Schnoor was born in Hamburg and was associated with the city throughout his long first team career with Hamburger SV.[1][3]

Career

Schnoor was Hamburger SV's first choice goalkeeper for much of the period from 1952 to 1967, making 507 competitive appearances for the club.[2][3] He was part of the team that won the German football championship in 1960 and the DFB-Pokal in 1963, after winning multiple Oberliga Nord titles before the creation of the Bundesliga.[3][4] He played for Hamburger SV in the early Bundesliga era from 1963.[5][4] He gained wider attention through UEFA European Cup appearances in 1960 and 1961.[6] He made two appearances for the West Germany B team.[5]

Death

Schnoor died on 25 February 2026, at the age of 91.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Horst Schnoor: Spieler Rangliste". Kicker (in German).
  2. ^ a b c Braasch, Simon (25 February 2026). "Horst Schnoor ist tot: HSV trauert um seinen Rekord Torwart". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German).
  3. ^ a b c d "HSV Meistertorwart Schnoor gestorben". n-tv (in German). 25 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "HSV trauert um Vereinslegende Horst Schnoor bis heute Rekordhalter". T-Online (in German). 25 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Horst Schnoor: Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). German Football Association.
  6. ^ "Horst Schnoor". Munzinger (in German). Munzinger Online.
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