Michael Schulz

Michael Schulz (born 3 September 1961) is a German former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played 243 matches in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen and 1. FC Kaiserslautern and scored eight goals.

Club career Schulz was born in Witten. He had the reputation of being one of the hardest defenders in the Bundesliga. He collected 48 yellow and 2 red cards. He was a favourite at Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen, his fans regularly chanting "Schuuuuuuuuuulz" whenever he had the ball. Fellow Bremen player Christian Schulz and fellow Dortmund player Nico Schulz,

International career He played seven times for the Germany national team from 1992 to 1993. He also competed for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Post-playing career Schulz works as a player agent at the Hamburg-based sport management agency Extratime. He's additionally in the field for several German TV channels and since August 2009 also as a field reporter for Deutsche Telekom's football channel Liga total.

"Curse" of Michael Schulz

Although Schulz was regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, top titles eluded him. The special sting in his case was that each team he played for was highly successful after he was transferred away, leading to speculation he was cursed. UEFA Cup finalist: 1992–93

Werder Bremen DFL-Supercup: 1994

West Germany Olympic Olympic bronze medal: 1988

Germany UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1992 1993 U.S. Cup