Fred Schaub

UEFA Cup final glory

In May 1980, Eintracht met domestic rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach in the all-German final of the 1979–80 UEFA Cup. They lost the first leg 3–2 in Mönchengladbach. In the second leg in Frankfurt a fortnight later, the game was still deadlocked goalless when, in the 77th minute, Eintracht coach Friedel Rausch took off defender Norbert Nachtweih and replaced him with Schaub. Only four minutes later, the youngster scored what would prove to be the only goal of the match, and thus secured the first win in a European competition for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Subsequent Bundesliga career

From January 1981 until June 1983, Schaub played in the second division for SpVgg Fürth, where he scored 36 goals in 84 matches, a good enough record for Borussia Dortmund to provide him with an opportunity for a comeback in the Bundesliga. He failed to do well there, and by the time of the 1983–84 winter break he had returned to the second division, this time to Hannover 96. There, he became a regular, and remained so as Hannover attained promotion to the Bundesliga in 1985. The following year, however, they were relegated back to the second division in bottom place. Schaub moved on to another second division club, SC Freiburg, where he was a first-choice player for the next two years.

In Austria

At the beginning of the 1988–89 season, Schaub moved to Austrian first division side FC Admira/Wacker in Vienna. There, he impressed with his fighting…