Dieter Schatzschneider

{{short description|German footballer and manager}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dieter Schatzschneider

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|4|26}}

| birth_place = Hannover, West Germany

| height = 1.87 m{{cite web | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dieter-schatzschneider/ | title = Dieter Schatzschneider| website = worldfootball.net | access-date = 20 February 2018}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1970–1971

| youthclubs1 = Sachsenross Hannover

| youthyears2 = 1971–1974

| youthclubs2 = Hannoverscher SC

| youthyears3 = 1974–1975

| youthclubs3 = OSV Hannover

| years1 = 1975–1978

| clubs1 = OSV Hannover

| caps1 = 67

| goals1 = 40

| years2 = 1978–1982

| clubs2 = Hannover 96

| caps2 = 160

| goals2 = 131

| years3 = 1982–1983

| clubs3 = Fortuna Köln

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 17

| years4 = 1983–1984

| clubs4 = Hamburger SV

| caps4 = 31

| goals4 = 15

| years5 = 1984–1986

| clubs5 = Schalke 04

| caps5 = 47

| goals5 = 10

| years6 = 1986–1987

| clubs6 = Fortuna Köln

| caps6 = 22

| goals6 = 5

| years7 = 1987–1988

| clubs7 = Grazer AK

| caps7 = 27

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 1988–1989

| clubs8 = Hannover 96

| caps8 = 18

| goals8 = 3

| years9 = 1989–1990

| clubs9 = FC Augsburg

| caps9 = 8

| goals9 = 1

| totalcaps = 399

| totalgoals = 226

| nationalyears1 = 1980–1981

| nationalteam1 = West Germany U-21

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 1982–1984

| nationalteam2 = West Germany Olympic

| nationalcaps2 = 11

| nationalgoals2 = 8

| medaltemplates = {{medalTeam|Fortuna Köln}}

{{medalRU|DFB-Pokal|1983}}

{{medalTeam|Hamburger SV}}

{{medalRU|European Super Cup|1983}}

{{medalRU|Intercontinental Cup|1983}}

| manageryears1 = 1994–1996

| managerclubs1 = Altona 93

| manageryears2 = 1996–1998

| managerclubs2 = Sportfreunde Ricklingen

| manageryears3 = 1998–2000

| managerclubs3 = FC Augsburg

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Dieter Schatzschneider{{efn|The "tzsch" part of his name is not a pentagraph, as if to pronounce a {{IPA|/tʃ/}}, but is phonetically separated to be pronounced like "Schatz-schneider".}} (born 26 April 1958) is a German former footballer who formerly held the record for the highest number of 2. Bundesliga goals (154). He is well-known mostly for being associated with Hannover 96, for whom he is also their record goalscorer.

He played in the 1984 Olympics for the West Germany football team.{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Dieter Schatzschneider Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/dieter-schatzschneider-1.html|access-date=28 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818190801/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/dieter-schatzschneider-1.html|archive-date=18 August 2011}}

After retiring from playing, he coached as various clubs including Emden, Sportfreunde Ricklingen, Arminia Hannover and SVG Göttingen 07.