Manager of The Dutch Team
After leaving Rot-Weiss Essen, Schwartz joined the Dutch football association, the KNVB and took on the reins of the Dutch national football team. He guided the team through 49 matches.
However, this was in an era when Dutch football had yet to achieve the standing it has held since the 1970s. Results varied extremely and included 7-0 defeat to Germany in 1959 in Cologne, as well as back to back 1-0 wins against France and Brazil in 1963. He held the position of national coach until 1964, when Denis Neville replaced him.
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