Between 1955 and 1964 he appeared in 191 Oberliga matches scoring 14 goals. As Eintracht won the 1958–59 South German championship, he mostly played as right fullback or right halfback in the WM system in which the defensive player played in 24 league match that produced one goal by Schymik. He appeared in the first two German championship group stage matches before an injury stopped him from further matches in the competition.
