Karl Henlein (25 April 1892 – 2 May 1960) was an Austrianfootball manager and former player.
Club career
Born in Austrian capital Vienna, Heinlein played with Wiener AC (also known as WAC) in the Austrian First Class since its first edition in season 1911–12 till the winter break of the 1918–19 season.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Next, he moved to Yugoslavia where he became player/manager of HŠK Građanski Zagreb and has won two titles of the Zagreb Subassociation first League.[10] In the winter-break of the 1921–22 season he returned to Austria and played three more seasons with First Vienna FC in Austrian top-flight.[11][12][13]
Karl Heinlein started his coaching career while he was still a player, by coaching HŠK Građanski Zagreb at same time he played there. Later he coached Spanish side CE Europa in the 1929 La Liga[15] and later Swiss side FC Luzern in the season 1934–35.[16]
References
^Note: Until 1923 there was no Yugoslav national league, the leagues that were played were the regional ones. Građanski Zagreb played in the Zagreb Subassociation League and the stats presented here, 32/29, refer to that league.