Edgar Schmitt (born 29 April 1963) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He notably scored four goals in Karlsruher SC's 7–0 win against Valencia CF in the second round of the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, a win which came to be known as the "Wunder vom Wildpark".[1][2] That season he also became the competition's top scorer with 8 goals, alongside Dennis Bergkamp.[3] Following his retirement as a player, he went into coaching and was most recently manager of TSV Essingen.[4]
References
- ^ "25 Jahre nach dem "Wunder vom Wildpark"". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Uefa-Cup-Historie: Die Geburt des Euro-Eddy". Der Spiegel (in German). 28 December 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Feichtner, Andreas (2 November 2018). "Vier Loopings, vier Tore, eine Legende". Volksfreund (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Edgar Schmitt". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2014.