Born in East Prussia, Manfred Schaefer emigrated to Australia in 1954 at the age of 10. Unforgotten, his role as a stout defender in the Australian team at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Who was Schaefer and what is his legacy?
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Manfred Schaefer played 49 times for the Socceroos, between 1967 and 1974.
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By Christian Froelicher, Bernd Merkel
Source: SBS
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