“They forgot me’: German World Cup hero finishes with DFB. Karl-Heinz Schnellinger is one of the great heroes in German international history.
The 84-year-old doesn't want to travel to the 2024 European Championship in Germany. “It always seems to me as if I’m a foreigner in Germany – and in Italy too,” said the Rhineland native, who still lives near Milan. He celebrated his 85th birthday on Easter Sunday with his wife, three daughters, Italian sons-in-law and four grandchildren.