Aki Schmidt

Alfred "Aki" Schmidt (5 September 1935 – 11 November 2016) was a German football player and manager.

Aki Schmidt

Aki Schmidt in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Schmidt
Date of birth	(1935-09-05)5 September 1935
Place of birth	Dortmund, Germany
Date of death	11 November 2016(2016-11-11) (aged 81)
Place of death	Dortmund, Germany
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1968	Borussia Dortmund	163	(67)
National team
1957–1964	West Germany	25	(8)
Teams managed
1968–1970	SSV Jahn Regensburg
1970–1971	Kickers Offenbach
1971–1972	Preußen Münster
1972–1974	FK Pirmasens
1975–1976	SSV Jahn Regensburg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Schmidt played as attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund from 1956 to 1968, winning the German Cup in 1965 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1966. In total, he played for Dortmund 276 times, scoring 67 times.[1]

He played for the Germany national football team 25 times between 1957 and 1964[2] and was a member of the team that finished fourth at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.[3]

Schmit was manager of Kickers Offenbach between 1970 and 1971, winning the DFB-Pokal in 1970.

Until his death, he served as the fan correspondent of Borussia Dortmund.