Gerd Springer
Gerhard "Gerdi" Springer (6 February 1927 – 28 July 1999) was an Austrian footballer and coach. He was also an ice hockey player (bronze medalist with the Austrian team at the World Championships 1947; member of the Austrian team in the men's tournament at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1]) and coach. Springer's grave is in his home-town Klagenfurt, Carinthia ("Friedhof Annabichl").
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Innsbruck, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 28 July 1999 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Klagenfurt, Austria | ||
| Playing position(s) | Manager | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1964–1967 | Austria Klagenfurt | ||
| 1967–1970 | SK Sturm Graz | ||
| 1970–1972 | SK Rapid Wien | ||
| 1972–1973 | Alpine Donawitz | ||
| 1974–1975 | Austria Klagenfurt | ||
| 1975–1976 | Wolfsberger AC | ||
| 1976–1977 | Alpine Donawitz | ||
| 1977–1978 | Grazer AK | ||
| 1979 | FavAC | ||
| 1979–1980 | Villacher SV | ||
| 1980–1981 | 1. Wiener Neustädter SC | ||
| 1990 | Austria Klagenfurt | ||
He coached, inter alia, SK Sturm Graz, SK Rapid Wien, Austria Klagenfurt,[2][3] Grazer AK, 1. Wiener Neustädter SC,[4] Alpine Donawitz.
Due to his "defence-playing system", Springer's nick-name was "Karawanken-Herrera" - "Karawanken" are the higher mountains in South Carinthia (near of Klagenfurt) - Helinio Herrera (team-manager in Italy, initiator of "Catenacco").
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerhard Springer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- http://media2.pixelpoint.at/ppm_3dak_amigos/~M15/14835.3dak.pdf
- http://media2.pixelpoint.at/ppm_3dak_amigos/~M15/14829.3dak.pdf
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- (in German) Rapid Archiv
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