FC Bayern have announced the passing of Hans-Dieter Schmidt, who coached the reserve team from 1988 to 1990 and also assisted then head coach Jupp Heynckes with the first team, with whom he won two Bundesliga titles.
In a statement on Wednesday, Bayern said Schmidt died peacefully at the age of 78 following a long and serious illness.
Born in Hanover, Schmidt enjoyed a career spanning almost four decades in German and international football. He ended his playing career at 23 due to injury, after spending most of it with Hannover 96. He then went into coaching and moved to Munich in the late 1980s.
The reserve squad at that time included later FCB pros like goalkeeper Sven Scheuer, Thomas Kastenmaier and Allan Nielsen, while current board member for sport Max Eberl was coming up through the youth ranks.
Shortly before his death, Schmidt thanked honorary president Uli Hoeneß for welcoming him into the FC Bayern family.
After his time at Säbener Straße, Schmidt returned to his home city and took over as general manager of Hannover 96, which sensationally won the DFB Cup as a second-tier team in 1992. Schmidt later had spells abroad in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Ghana, and South Africa, among others.
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