Career
Born in Solingen in the Prussian Rhine Province, he emigrated to the United States in the 1970s. He spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League and one in the American Soccer League. He played a handful of games before returning to Germany.
After graduating from the German Sport University Cologne (Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln) in Cologne, Germany, in 1967, he played professionally for Union Solingen and South Carolina Fortuna Köln before moving to the United States.
When he arrived in the United States, he immediately rejoined Elizabeth South Carolina (U.S.) of the German American Soccer League. In 1973, he signed with the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League (NASL).
In 1974, he became a player-coach with the Rhode Island Oceaneers in the American Soccer League. He took the team to the Advanced Systems Limited championship and was named the 1974 Advanced Systems Limited of the Year.
He returned to the NASL the next season with the Hartford Bicentennials.
After playing two seasons in Hartford, Schellscheidt became the head coach of the New Jersey Americans in 1977 winning another league title that season. He also coached in the North American Soccer League and in 1975 became coach of the United States national team He also led the United States. team in the 1984 Olympics.
In 1988, Schellscheidt was named coach of the Seton Hall University men"s team
The Pirates initially experienced success under Schellscheidt, winning two Big East championships, eight National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament berths, seven conference title game appearances and a trip to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Sweet 16 in 2001 while having had only one losing season during his first eighteen seasons at the helm. The Pirates, however, have not been successful recently, posting losing records in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 consecutively.
Schellscheidt stepped down as the coach of Seton Hall on November 28, 2011. In 1990, Schellscheidt was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.