Charly Neumann: Karl-Heinz Neumann joined FC Schalke 04 in 1950 and worked for the club almost without interruption ever since. He started by delivering bread rolls to Ernst Kuzorra as a trainee baker, later ran high-end hospitality venues in Gelsenkirchen, and from 1976 onward served as team attendant for Schalke’s professionals. He sat next to major coaches on the bench and embodied “old Schalke” – the Schalke of the Glückauf-Kampfbahn and honest emotion.\n\nHe also had a special weakness: eavesdropping on committee meetings to learn what people thought about him and others.
He died in 2008 after several strokes. For the first match after his death, Schalke wore “Charly” on their shirts.