Richard Kohn (27 September 1888 – 16 June 1963) was an Austrian

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player and later coach of

FC Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional association foo ...

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

and

Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called ...

. He was

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, born in

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. His nickname was ''Dombi'' or ''Little Dombi''. He was also known as John Little(s), Jack Domby, (the Hungarian wonder doctor), and Ricardo Domby.

Playing career

Before

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he played for

Wiener AC Wiener Athletiksport Club, also known as Wiener AC or WAC, is an Austrian sports club in Vienna. It is particularly noted for its hockey team, which was established in 1900. Its football team won the Austrian Championships and was Runner-up in ...

and

Wiener AF Wiener AF or WAF was a football club which played in Austria. It dissolved in 2004. History The club was established at the end of the 1909–10 season after most of the first-team squad of Wiener AC (known as WAC) left the club to form a new c ...

and Wiener Amateur SV. Kohn was renowned for his good technique. He had seven appearances for the

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(1907–1912) and scored two times. He scored for WAF when they played Middlesex Wanderers on 26 May 1912. He was also part of Austria's squad for the football tournament at the

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, but he did not play in any matches.

Coaching career

Little is known about the early years of his career. In the 1920s he managed Građanski Zagreb and

Sportfreunde Stuttgart The Sportfreunde Stuttgart is a Football in Germany, German association football club from the city of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. History 1874 to 1945 The club was formed, as a gymnastics club, on 18 April 1874, under the name of Turnverein ...

and

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...

from 1924 to 1925. He then went to

First Vienna FC First Vienna FC is an Austrian football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there. It is familiarly known to Aust ...

which he left for

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for a first stint from February 1926 to 1927. He afterwards left

TSV 1860 Munich , commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; ''sechzig'' locally ; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's association football, football team plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football league system ...

for

VfR Mannheim VfR Mannheim is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim. The club captured the n ...

for a year. Upon leaving for

, convincing the gifted player

Oskar Rohr Oskar Rohr (24 April 1912 – 8 November 1988) was a German footballer and one of the first footballers to play abroad in a foreign league. He was born in Mannheim, German Empire, Germany. Early career Rohr, known primarily by his nickname "Oss ...

to follow him there. With Rohr and Conny Heidkamp he formed a strong team in Munich and in 1932 won the German championship with Bayern in a final victory against

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...

. After the Nazis rise to power, the Jewish Kohn left Germany initially for Switzerland, but he soon got another engagement with

. His second stint there was not very successful and ended early in February 1934 when he was replaced with the player Ramón Zabalo. He then went to

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where he coached

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for a season, finishing fifth in the league. From 1935 to 1939, 1951 to 1952, and 1955 to 1956 he managed

, winning the Dutch league in 1935–36 and 1937–38. He acted as a coach and physio, and was known for magical potions, which helped to cure injured players.

Career statistics

:''As of match played 22 August 1912. Austria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Richard goal.''

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Biography Richard Dombi
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Playing career

Coaching career

Career statistics

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