Thomas Student

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Thomas Student
Personal information
Date of birth (1897-10-28)28 October 1897
Date of death 11 February 1976(1976-02-11) (aged 78)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1928 Schalke 04
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Student (28 October 1897 – 11 February 1976) was a German footballer.[1] In 1916, he became the first team captain of Schalke 04, then called Westfalia Schalke. He held the captaincy until 1928.[2]

In 2008, Schalke named him posthumously as an honorary captain of the club.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Thomas Student". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ "1897: Der erste Schalker Kapitän wird geboren". schalke04.de (in German).
  3. ^ "Ehrenspielführer". schalke04.de (in German).


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