Richard Kohn

Richard Kohn (February 27 1888 – 1963) was an Austrian football player and later coach of FC Bayern Munich and Feyenoord Rotterdam. He was a jew, born in Vienna. His nickname was "Little Dombi", meaning little eminence.

Career as player

Before World War I he played for SK Rapid Wien ,Wiener AC and Wiener AF. Kohn was renowned for his good technique. He had seven appearances for the Austrian national team (1907-1912) and scored two times. [cite web | title = Länderspielstatistik von 1901 bis heute | accessdate = 2008-07-12 | date = June 17 2008 | publisher = Österreichischer Fußballbund | url = http://www.oefb.at/show_page.php?pid=313]

Career as coach

Little is known about the early years of his career. Teams of his career probably include Hertha BSC, Gradjanski Zagreb, the First Vienna FC, the Sportfreunde Stuttgart, a club in Barcelona, and TSV 1860 Munich.

From the late 1920s to the early 1930s he managed the VfR Mannheim. He afterwards left for FC Bayern Munich, convincing the gifted player Oskar Rohr to join 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 jew Kohn left Germany for Switzerland where he coached Grasshoppers Zürich. From 1935 to 1939 and 1951 to 1955 he managed Feyenoord Rotterdam, winning the Dutch league in 1935-36 and 1937-38.

References

* 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

External links

* [http://www.feyenoordgeschiedenis.net/hall-of-fame/richard-dombi.htm Porträt Richard Dombi] nl icon