Bernd Schuster

Bernd Schuster, born on 22 December 1959, is a German former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder and was nicknamed der Blonde Engel, the Blond Angel, by fans. He began his professional career with 1. FC Köln in 1978 and moved to FC Barcelona in 1980, where he played until 1988, then played for Real Madrid from 1988 to 1990 and for Atlético Madrid from autumn 1990, winning club titles in Spain. He returned to Germany in 1993 to play three seasons for Bayer Leverkusen and finished his career at the Mexican side Pumas de la UNAM in 1997. At Barcelona he won La Liga in 1984 to 1985 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1981 to 1982, and he reached the European Cup final in 1985 to 1986. With West Germany he won the 1980 UEFA European Championship, was named runner-up for the Ballon d'Or that year, and won 21 caps before retiring from the national team at the age of 24 after disagreements with the federation. As a manager he coached Fortuna Köln, 1. FC Köln, Xerez, Shakhtar Donetsk, Levante, Getafe, Real Madrid, Beşiktaş, Málaga and Dalian Yifang, and he took Real Madrid to the La Liga title in 2007 to 2008.