Robert Lang (football manager)

Robert Lang
Personal information
Date of birth (1886-10-26)26 October 1886
Place of birth Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 14 November 1941(1941-11-14) (aged 55)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1909 Vienna Cricket and Football-Club
1921 SK Jugoslavija
Managerial career
1924–1927 1. Simmeringer SC
1926–1928 Austria (Asst)
1927–1928 Wacker Wien
1928–1931 Austria Wien
FC Neumünster Zürich
1938–1939 FC Luzern
1939–1940 SK Jugoslavija
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Lang (26 October 1886 – 14 November 1941)[1] was an Austrian football player and coach.

Career

As player Lang played with Vienna Cricket and Football-Club between 1902[2][3][4][5][6][7] and 1909[8] (the club was renamed to FK Austria Wien in 1926). While representing Vienna Cricket & FC he played for the city team of Vienna against Leupzig in 1903[3] and the city team of Berlin in 1905,[9] 1906[10] and 1907.[11] He also played in 1921 with Yugoslav side SK Jugoslavija.[12]

He coached 1. Simmeringer SC in the seasons 1924–25,[13] 1925–26[14] and 1926–27,[15][16] Wacker Wien in the 1927–28 season,[17][18] next Austria Wien[citation needed] in the seasons 1928–29, 1929–30[17] and 1930–31.[19] In the season 1938–39 he coached Swiss side FC Luzern.[17] and in the following season, 1939–40, he coached Yugoslav side SK Jugoslavija.

He also managed the Austria national team in friendly matches during 1926.[17] Then he replaced Austria coach Hugo Meisl in the 1926 game against Czechoslovakia,[20] and then again in the 1928 games against Czechoslovakia[21] and Yugoslavia.[22]

He also coached Swiss club FC Neumünster Zürich.[23]

References

  1. ^ Robert Lang - coach at Austria-archive-at
  2. ^ Budapester TC vs Vienna Cricjet&FC match report at austriasoccer.at
  3. ^ a b Auswahl Wien vs VfB Leipzig match report at austriasoccer.at
  4. ^ WR. SPORTVEREINIGUNG vs Vienna Cricket&FC match report at austriasoccer.at
  5. ^ Vienna Cricket&FC vs DSB Prague match report at austriasoccer.at
  6. ^ Budapester TC vs Vienna Cricket&FC match report at austriasoccer.at
  7. ^ Vienna Cricket&FC vs Slavia Prague match report at austriasoccer.at
  8. ^ DFC Prag vs Vienna Cricket&FC match report at austriasoccer.au
  9. ^ Wien vs Berlin match report at austriasoccer.at
  10. ^ Wien vs Berlin match report at austriasoccer.at
  11. ^ Wien vs Berlin match report at austriasoccer.at
  12. ^ Sportski list, Belgrade 5 March 1921, page 42
  13. ^ 1. Simmeringer SC vs Admira Wien match report at austriasoccer.at
  14. ^ 1. Simmeringer SC vs Floridsdorfer SC match report at austrasoccer.at
  15. ^ Jugoslavija Belgrad vs 1. Simmeringer SC match report at austriasoccer.at
  16. ^ floridsdorfer AC vs 1. Simmeringer SC match report at austrasoccer.at
  17. ^ a b c d Robert Lang at Worldfootball
  18. ^ Floridsdorfer AC vs Wacker Wien match report at austrasoccer.at
  19. ^ Floridsdorfer SC vs Austria Wien match report at austriasoccer.at
  20. ^ Österreich vs Tschechoslowakei match report at austriasoccer.at
  21. ^ Österreich vs Tschechoslowakei match report at austrasoccer.at
  22. ^ Österreich vs Jugoslawien match report at austrasoccer.at
  23. ^ "Die Legionäre". 2. Auflage: österreichische Fußballer in aller Welt by David Forster, Bernhard Hachleitner, Robert Hummer and Robert Franta, page 286 (in German)