John Pollatschek

John Pollatschek
Personal information
Full name Jean Louis Pollatschek[1]
Date of birth (1943-08-01) 1 August 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Camlachie, Scotland
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Holyrood School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1967 Queen's Park 71 (1)
1967 Partick Thistle 0 (0)
1967 East Fife 0 (0)
1968–1969 Hamilton Academical 14 (0)
International career
1963–1965 Scotland Amateurs 12 (0)
Managerial career
–1976 Glasgow University
1979–1985 Scotland Women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Louis Pollatschek (born 1 August 1943) is a Scottish former footballer and manager who played as a left back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Hamilton Academical.[1][2] He was capped by Scotland at amateur level and after his retirement,[3] he became a manager and coach.[4] Pollatschek managed the Glasgow University team, which reached the second round of the 1975–76 Scottish Cup and later served as manager of Scotland Women.[4] He also coached at Clydebank and former club Hamilton Academical.[4]

Personal life

Pollatschek attended Holyrood School in Glasgow.[2] Between 1976 and 1990, Pollatschek lectured at the Scottish School of Physical Education.[4] He took up a position at the International School of Geneva in 1990 and retired in 2008.[4] As of 2016, Pollatschek was living in Switzerland.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1962–63[1] Scottish Second Division 6 0 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 0
1963–64[1] 21 0 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 24 0
1964–65[1] 30 0 6 0 3 0 2[a] 0 41 0
1965–66[1] 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 1
1966–67[1] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 71 1 10 0 7 0 4 0 92 1
Hamilton Academical 1968–69[5] Scottish Second Division 14 0 1 0 4 0 1[b] 0 20 0
Career total 85 1 11 0 11 0 5 0 112 1
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Glasgow Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Lanarkshire Cup

Honours

Scotland Amateurs

  • FA Centenary Amateur International Tournament[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Pollatscheck, Jean (John) Louis". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – PQ". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 330. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f MacDonald, Hugh (2 January 2016). "Hugh MacDonald meets the Glasgow University Scottish Cup titans of 1976". The Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. ^ "1968–69". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. ^ McColl, Gorman & Campbell 2017, p. 221.
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