Hans Schäfer 1927 – 2017

Biography

Hans Schäfer was born on October 19, 1927, in Zollstock, Germany, during a transformative period in the nation’s history. He would go on to build a life centered around football, the sport that defined much of his adult years and connected him to communities across his homeland.

Throughout his life, Schäfer remained connected to the Cologne region, where he had been born and where he would eventually settle. His dedication to football shaped his identity and legacy, contributing to the rich sporting culture of western Germany during the twentieth century.

On November 7, 2017, Hans Schäfer passed away in Cologne at the age of ninety. His life spanned nearly a century of German history, from the 1920s through the early 2000s. He was laid to rest at Cologne Southern Cemetery in his native Zollstock, returning to the place where his life had begun.