Harald “Toni” Schumacher - “De Tünn”: the goalkeeper is Köln’s all-time Bundesliga record appearance holder with 422 matches and embodies the full emotional keyboard this club can play. Cup winner in 1977 and 1983, Double winner in 1978, UEFA Cup finalist in 1986 - and then cast out by both club and national team after publishing his book Anpfiff in 1987. Köln and Toni did not come together again for a long time. Schumacher even coached local rivals Fortuna for half a year, only to be fired by club boss Jean “Schäng” Löring at half-time.
He also worked as goalkeeping coach under Berti Vogts and Klaus Toppmöller at Bayer Leverkusen. Since 2012, however, Toni has been back home, and as vice-president helped lead the club into the Europa League in 2017 before leaving somewhat unwillingly in 2019. How powerful “de Tünn” was in the dressing room was felt by a certain newcomer Jimmy Hartwig in 1984: the cheerful Hessian tried to introduce himself, only for Schumacher to freeze him on the spot. “Hey Hartwig, I’m the boss here, you’ve got nothing to say here, got it?”
