Antoine Kohn

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Antoine Kohn
Personal information
Full nameAntoine Kohn
Date of birth(1933-11-01)1 November 1933
Place of birthLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
Date of death24 November 2012(2012-11-24) (aged 79)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1949–1954Jeunesse Esch
1954–1958Karlsruher SC66(32)
1958–1959FC Basel
1959–1963Fortuna '54119(62)
1963–1964Sportclub Enschede17(12)
1964–1965Fortuna '5428(19)
1965–1968FC Twente29(11)
National team
1953–1965Luxembourg7(1)
Teams managed
1972–1979FC Twente
1980–1981Go Ahead Eagles
1981Club Brugge
1982–1983FC Twente
1988Ajax Amsterdam (caretaker)
1988–1989Ajax (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 March 2009

Antoine "Spitz" Kohn (1 November 1933 – 24 November 2012) was a Luxembourgian football player and football manager.

Club career

Kohn played as a striker, and spent most of his career plying his trade abroad, in Germany, Switzerland, and finally Netherlands, where he later became a successful manager. During his playing days, he earned the nickname "Spitz" for his ferocity and goal-scoring instinct.

International career

Kohn made his debut for Luxembourg in a September 1953 World Cup qualification match against France, in which he immediately scored a goal. He went on to earn 7 caps, scoring one goal, all of them in FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[1][2] He won a total of 16 caps (6 goals) including unofficial matches.

He played his final international game in September 1965, a 2–5 defeat by Yugoslavia.

International goals

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 September 1953 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg  France 1–1 1–6 1954 World Cup qualifying

Manager career

After retiring as a player, Kohn became manager at FC Twente in 1972 and clinched runner-up spot in the Eredivisie in the 1973/1974 season. In May 1975 they reached the UEFA Cup Final, losing 1–5 on aggregate to German side Borussia Mönchengladbach.

He moved on to Go Ahead Eagles and Club Brugge before rejoining Twente in the 1982/1983 season, but he could not save them from relegation that year. After 5 rounds in the 1988/1989 season Kohn became the responsible manager at Ajax, his assistant being Louis van Gaal.[3]

He finished his career as a scout for Udinese and SC Heerenveen.

Honours (as a player)

1951, 1954
1954
  • German Cup: 2
1955, 1956

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Netherlands Bob Maaskant (a.i.)
Manager of Go Ahead Eagles
1980–1981
Succeeded by
Netherlands Bob Maaskant (a.i.)
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