Richard Kohn

association football player (1888-1963)

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]

Richard Kohn
Personal information
Date of birth (1888-02-27)27 February 1888
Place of birth Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 16 June 1963(1963-06-16) (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

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He 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

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He had seven appearances for the Austria national football team (1907–1912) and scored two times.[3]

Career as coach

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In 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

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria
1908 1 1
1910 1 0
1911 2 0
1912 2 1
Total 6 2

International goals

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As of match played 22 August 1912. Austria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Richard goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
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

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  1. "Jack Domby (1926-27 i 1933-34)". www.fcbarcelona.cat.
  2. http://www.austriasoccer.at
  3. "Länderspielstatistik von 1901 bis heute". Österreichischer Fußballbund. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  4. Michael Jahn, Hertha BSC Eine Liebe in Berlin, page 409
  5. [1] El Mundo Deportivo, 7 February 1926
  6. [2] La Vanguardia, 10 February 1926
  7. [3] El Mundo Deportivo, 11 August 1933 release
  8. "Hall of Fame - Richard Dombi". feyenoordhistorie.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

Further reading

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  • 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

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