Heinz Schussig

Heinz Schussig

Personal information
Date of birth	(1926-10-09)9 October 1926
Place of birth	Dortmund, Germany
Date of death	4 January 1994(1994-01-04) (aged 67)
Place of death	Canberra, Australia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1951	Arminia Bielefeld
1951–1952	Eintracht Osnabrück
1952–1956	SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken
1957–1959	Hakoah Club
1960–1961	Napad
1963–1965	Concordia
International career
1952–1955	Saarland	3	(0)
1955	Saarland B	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heinz Schussig (9 October 1926 – 4 January 1994) was a German footballer who played as a defender for Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Osnabrück, SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken and the Saarland national team.^[1][2]

In 1956 he emigrated to Australia. With Hakoah he won the Kennard Cup in 1957. He later moved to Canberra where he played for Australian Capital Territory first division clubs Napad and Concordia.^[3]

References

1. "Heinz Schussig". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
2. Martin Neu. "Die Spieler der saarländischen Fußball-Nationalmannschaft" (in German). Saar Nostalgie. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
3. Deaths, The Canberra Times, 6 January 1994, p. 18