Robert Lang (football coach)

Robert Lang
Personal information
Full nameRobert Lang
Date of birth26 October 1886
Place of birthVienna, Austro-Hungary
Date of death14 November 1941 (aged 55)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1902–1909Vienna Cricket&FC
Teams managed
1924–19271. Simmeringer SC
1926–1928Austria (Asst)
1927–1928Wacker Wien
1928–1931FK Austria Wien
1938–1939FC Luzern
1939–1940Jugoslavija Belgrade
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

As player he played with Vienna Cricket&FC 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] 2006[10] and 1907.[11]

He coached 1. Simmeringer SC in the seasons 1924–25,[12] 1925–26[13] and 1926–27,[14][15] Wacker Wien in the 1927–28 season,[16][17] next FK Austria Wien[18] in the seasons 1928–29, 1929–30[16] and 1930–31.[19] In the season 1938–39 he coached Swiss side FC Luzern.[16] and in the following season, 1939–40, he coached Yugoslav side SK Jugoslavija.

He also menaged the Austrian national team in friendly matches during 1926.[16] Then he replaced Autrian coach Hugo Meisl in the 1926 game against Czechoslovakia,[20] and then again in the 1928 games against Czechoslovakia[21] and Yugoslavia.[22]

References

  1. ↑ Robert Lang - coach at Austria-archive-at
  2. ↑ Budapester TC vs Vienna Cricjet&FC match report at austriasoccer.at
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. ↑ 1. Simmeringer SC vs Admira Wien match report at austriasoccer.at
  13. ↑ 1. Simmeringer SC vs Floridsdorfer SC match report at austrasoccer.at
  14. ↑ Jugoslavija Belgrad vs 1. Simmeringer SC match report at austriasoccer.at
  15. ↑ floridsdorfer AC vs 1. Simmeringer SC match report at austrasoccer.at
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Robert Lang at Worldfootball
  17. ↑ Floridsdorfer AC vs Wacker Wien match report at austrasoccer.at
  18. ↑ FC Basel 327 Success Secrets by Dale Lowery
  19. ↑ Floridsdorfer SC vs Autria 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

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