Helmut Schneider (17 July 1913 – 13 February 1984) was a German footballer and manager who played as a defender, midfielder or forward and made one appearance for the Germany national team.
[2][3] He won the Gauliga Baden in 1935–36 and 1936–37 with Mannheim, where he played as a left winger, inside forward or centre-forward,[4] and was a member of the team which lost to 1.
[5] Schneider earned his first and only cap for Germany on 1 September 1940 in a friendly against Finland.
[6] Schneider began his managerial career in 1946, working as a player-manager at Mainz 05, and from 1948 with SpVgg Fürth.
During his studies for earning his managerial license, he also briefly coached at VfL Köln 99 in 1948.