Richard Kohn
Richard Kohn (27 February 1888 – 16 June 1963) was an Austrian football player. Later he was coach of FC Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona and Feyenoord Rotterdam. He was of Jewish origin.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 1963 (aged 75) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wiener AC | |||
| – | Wiener AF | ||
| – | Wiener Amateur SV | ||
| – | Wiener AC | ||
| – | Hungária FC | ||
| – | Wiener AC | ||
| National team | |||
| 1907–1912 | Austria | 7 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 19xx – 1924 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 1924–1925 | HŠK Građanski | ||
| First Vienna | |||
| 1926–1927 | FC Barcelona | ||
| 1927–1927 | KS Warszawianka | ||
| 1928–1930 | 1860 Munich | ||
| 1930–1931 | VfR Mannheim | ||
| 1931–1933 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 1933–1934 | FC Barcelona | ||
| 1934 | FC Basel | ||
| 1935–1939 | Feyenoord | ||
| – | FC Zurich | ||
| 1951–1952 | Feyenoord | ||
| 1954–1955 | EBOH | ||
| 1955–1956 | Feyenoord | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career as player
changeHe played at the latest from 1907 to 1910, at Wiener AC. One of his highlights at WAC was when he scored the winning goal in May 1909, in a 2-1 win against English Premier League side Sunderland AFC. [2]
International
changeHe had seven appearances for the Austria national football team (1907–1912) and scored two times.[3]
Career as coach
changeIn the 1920s, he managed Građanski Zagreb, Sportfreunde Stuttgart and Hertha BSC.[4] He then went to First Vienna FC[5][6].He left for Barcelona from February 1926 to 1927. He afterwards left TSV 1860 Munich for VfR Mannheim for a year. He left for FC Bayern Munich. With them he won the German championship in a final victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.
After the Nazis rise to power the Kohn left Germany for the Grasshopper Club in Zurich, then for Barcelona,[7] . Later he went back to Switzerland. There he coached Basel. From 1935 to 1939, 1951 to 1952, and 1955 to 1956[8] he managed Feyenoord Rotterdam, winning two titles, in the 1935–36 and 1937–38 seasons.
Statistics
changeInternational
change| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | |||
| 1908 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1910 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1911 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1912 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | |
International goals
change- As of match played 22 August 1912. Austria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Richard goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 May 1908 | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria-Hungary | 1 |  Hungary |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 22 December 1912 | Stadio Comunale, Genoa, Kingdom of Italy | 6 |  Italy |
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
References
change- ↑ "Jack Domby (1926-27 i 1933-34)". www.fcbarcelona.cat.
- ↑ http://www.austriasoccer.at
- ↑ "Länderspielstatistik von 1901 bis heute". Österreichischer Fußballbund. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ↑ Michael Jahn, Hertha BSC Eine Liebe in Berlin, page 409
- ↑ [1] El Mundo Deportivo, 7 February 1926
- ↑ [2] La Vanguardia, 10 February 1926
- ↑ [3] El Mundo Deportivo, 11 August 1933 release
- ↑ "Hall of Fame - Richard Dombi". feyenoordhistorie.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
Further reading
change- Andreas Wittner: "Richard Little Dombi – Kleine Eminenz, vom Himmel gesandt". In: Schulze-Marmeling, Dietrich (Hrsg.): "Strategen des Spiels – Die legendären Fußballtrainer", Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2005, ISBN 3-89533-475-8, S.54–63
Other websites
change- Biography Richard Dombi (in Dutch)