Richard Kohn
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Career & Clubs
Before World War I he played for Wiener AC and Wiener AF and Wiener Amateur SV. Kohn was renowned for his good technique. He had seven appearances for the Austria national football team (1907–1912) and scored two times. He scored for WAF when they played Middlesex Wanderers on 26 May 1912. He was also part of Austria's squad for the football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.
Little is known about the early years of his career. In the 1920s he managed Građanski Zagreb and Sportfreunde Stuttgart and Hertha BSC from 1924 to 1925. He then went to First Vienna FC which he left for Barcelona for a first stint from February 1926 to 1927. He afterwards left TSV 1860 Munich for VfR Mannheim for a year. Upon leaving for FC Bayern Munich, convincing the gifted player Oskar Rohr to follow him there. With Rohr and Conny Heidkamp he formed a strong team in Munich and in 1932 won the German championship with Bayern in a final victory against Eintracht Frankfurt. After the Nazis rise to power, the Jewish Kohn left Germany initially for Switzerland, but he soon got another engagement with FC Barcelona. His second stint there was not very successful and ended early in February 1934 when he was replaced with the player Ramón Zabalo. He then went to Switzerland where he coached Basel for a season, finishing fifth in the league. From 1935 to 1939, 1951 to 1952, and 1955 to 1956 he managed Feyenoord Rotterdam, winning the Dutch league in 1935–36 and 1937–38. He acted as a coach and physio, and was known for magical potions, which helped to cure injured players.
As of match played 22 August 1912. Austria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Richard goal.
- Club
- Wiener AC (1907–1910)
- Club
- Wiener A.F. (1910–1913)
- Club
- Austria men's national football team (1908–1912)
- Club
- Wiener AC (1913–1914)
- Club
- MTK Budapest FC (1910–1910)
- National team
- Austria
Clubs
- Wiener AC1907–1910
- Austria men's national football team1908–1912
- MTK Budapest FC1910–1910
- Wiener A.F.1910–1913
- Wiener AC1913–1914
Played together with
Alfréd SchafferMTK Budapest FC · 1914–1919
Alfréd SchafferMTK Budapest FC · 1922–1923
Alfréd SchafferMTK Budapest FC · 1933–1933
András SchäferMTK Budapest FC · 2016–2019- András TörőcsikMTK Budapest FC · 1988–1989
- András TörőcsikMTK Budapest FC · 1989–1989
Anita PádárMTK Budapest FC
Antal SzabóMTK Budapest FC · 1930–1940- Barnabás BeseMTK Budapest FC · 2011–2016
Béla GuttmannMTK Budapest FC · 1919–1921
Ferenc HirzerMTK Budapest FC · 1927–1929
Ferenc PlattkóMTK Budapest FC · 1922–1923
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Identifiers & aliases
Richard Kohn was an Austrian football player and later coach of FC Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona and Feyenoord Rotterdam. He was Jewish, born in Vienna. His nickname was Dambi or Little Dambi. He was also known as John Little(s), Jack Domby, de Hongaarse wonderdokter, and Ricardo Domby. He developed cataracts later in life and was forced to quit sports.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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