{{Short description|Surinamese footballer (born 1943)}} {{Infobox football biography
| name = Edwin Schal | fullname = Edwien Reinier Schal | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|10|03}} | birth_place = Paramaribo, Surinam | height = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Forward | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= Tuna | youthyears2= | youthclubs2= Transvaal | years1 = 1966–1981 | clubs1 = Transvaal | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ? | nationalyears1= 1976 | nationalteam1= Suriname Olympic | nationalyears2= 1966–1977 | nationalteam2= Suriname | nationalcaps1= 2 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalcaps2= 19 | nationalgoals2 = 8 | pcupdate = December 15, 2015 | ntupdate = December 15, 2015 }}
'''Edwien Reinier Schal''' (born October 3, 1943), known as '''Wiene Schal''' is a retired Surinamese footballer who started his career as a forward for SV Transvaal in the Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national team. A striker for the majority of his career, he was utilized more as defender towards the end of his career. He is considered one of the greatest footballers in the countries history, having captained SV Transvaal to two CONCACAF Champions Cups and five national titles, in what is considered the golden age of the club's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccer-db.info/index.php?option=com_joomsport&task=player&id=50316|title=Edwin Schal profile|publisher=Soccer-db.info|accessdate=16 December 2015}}</ref>
== Career == Schal started his career in Paramaribo, Suriname on the Plein van 12 Mei, playing in the youth ranks of S.V. Tuna, before transferring to S.V. Transvaal. He progressed through the youth ranks of Transvaal, playing for the reserves' team before making his debut for the first team in 1966. As one of the countries most prolific strikers, he helped Tarnsvaal to become the first regional champion of the Caribbean, leading Transvaal to the semi-finals of the 1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup before the team withdrew from the tournament. In 1973, In 1973, S.V. Transvaal clinched the SVB Hoofdklasse national title undefeated, also winning the Caribbean Championship and the 1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup after Costa Rica side Saprissa withdrew from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups73.html|title=Central American Club Competitions 1973|website=RSSSF|accessdate=16 December 2015}}</ref> Schal finished the season as the top scorer of the Hoofdklasse with 20 goals, a feat he had accomplished 1968 together with his teammate Roy Vanenburg with 14 goals each.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/stut004eers01_01/stut004eers01_01_0243.php|title=Transvaal; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)|publisher=dbnl.org|accessdate=16 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strafschop.nl/gastcolumns/voetbal-in-suriname-deel-1/|title=Voetbal in Suriname (deel 1)|publisher=Strafschop.nl|accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref>
As the team captain for S.V. Transvaal for 15 years, Schal helped his side to five national titles in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 and 1974, while winning the Surinamese Footballer of the Year award twice, in 1968 and 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/stut004eers01_01/stut004eers01_01_0223.php|title=Edwin Schal; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)|publisher=dbnl.org|accessdate=16 December 2015}}</ref> He also won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup twice, once more in 1981 when Transvaal defeated C.D. Atlético Marte from El Salvador 2-1 on aggregate score in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/27092|title=Transvaal vandaag 94 jaar |publisher=Starnieuws|accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref>
== International career == Schal made his debut for the Suriname national team on 10 June 1966 at the Coupe Duvalier tournament against Trinidad and Tobago in a 3–2 loss at the Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He scored his first goal against Haiti three days later in a 4–1 win. Suriname eventually finished as runners-up in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duvalier66.html|title=Coupe Duvalier 1966|website=RSSSF|accessdate=16 December 2015}}</ref> He played an integral role in the countries 1970, 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns, and in 1978 helped Suriname to win the CFU Championship hosted in Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natiosuriname.com/2013/10/edwin-wiene-schal-voorbeeld-voor.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122930/http://www.natiosuriname.com/2013/10/edwin-wiene-schal-voorbeeld-voor.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 22, 2015|title=Edwin 'Wiene' Schal voorbeeld voor voetballers|publisher=Natio Suriname|accessdate=16 December 2015}}</ref>
In 1976, Schal played for the Suriname Olympic team, competing in two matches against the Olympic team of Trinidad and Tobago while scoring twice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/montreal1976/match-center|title=Olympic Football Tournament Montreal 1976|publisher=FIFA.com|accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Suriname' goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable collapsible" ! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 13 June 1966 || rowspan=4| Sylvio Cator Stadium, Port-au-Prince, Haiti ||{{fb|HAI|1964}} ||style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''–1 ||style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 ||rowspan=4| 1966 Coupe Duvalier |- | 2. || rowspan=2| 15 June 1966 ||rowspan=2| {{fb| GPE}}||style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''–0 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 4–0 |- |- | 3. ||style="text-align:center;"| '''2'''–0 |- | 4. || 17 June 1966 ||{{fb|JAM}} ||style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''–2 ||style="text-align:center;"| 5–3 |- | 5. || 22 December 1968 || André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Dutch Guyana ||{{fb|SLV}} ||style="text-align:center;"| '''4'''–1 ||style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 ||1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 6. || rowspan=2| 3 December 1972 || rowspan=2| Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda ||rowspan=2| {{fb|ATG}}||style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''–0 ||rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 6–0 || rowspan=2| 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |- | 7. ||style="text-align:center;"| '''4'''–0 |- | 8. || 10 August 1975 || André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname ||rowspan=2| {{fb|TRI}} ||style="text-align:center;"| '''2'''–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 ||rowspan=2| 1976 Summer Olympics qualification |- | 9. || 24 August 1975 || Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago ||style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''–1 ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 |- | 10. || 8 October 1977 || Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico ||{{fb|GUA}} ||style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–3 ||1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
== Honors == ===Club=== ;S.V. Transvaal<ref name = "honours">{{cite web |url=http://www.soccer-db.info/index.php?option=com_joomsport&task=player&id=50316|title=Edwin Schal- Career Honours |publisher=Soccer-db.info}}</ref> * SVB Hoofdklasse (5): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup (2): 1973, 1981
===International=== ;Suriname * CFU Championship (1): 1978
===Individual=== *Surinamese Sportsman of the Year (1): 1968<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/stut004eers01_01/stut004eers01_01_0223.php?q=topscoorder |title=Sportman/-vrouw van het jaar; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988) |publisher=dbnl.org|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> *Surinamese Footballer of the Year (2): 1968, 1972 *SVB Hoofdklasse Top Goalscorer (2): 1968 (joint), 1973
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Surinamese Footballer of the Year}} {{SVB Hoofdklasse top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schal, Edwin}} Category:Living people Category:1944 births Category:Footballers from Paramaribo Category:Surinamese men's footballers Category:20th-century Surinamese sportsmen Category:Suriname men's international footballers Category:S.V. Transvaal players Category:SVB Eerste Divisie players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players