Anton Kugler

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Anton Kugler (born March 28, 1898 in Nuremberg ; † June 2, 1962 ), also called "Toni", was a German football player and coach.

Player career

societies

At the age of 13, Anton Kugler joined the youth department of 1. FC Nürnberg in 1911. As early as 1914 he came to work in the senior team. At first he played in the runner row of the "Club" before he took the place for Dr., who was retired due to a knee injury at the beginning of the 1920s. Steinlein advanced in defense. In the first championship win after the First World War , in 1920, in the 2-0 win against the Franconian local rivals SpVgg Fürth , he played right runner. After defending his title in 1921 with a 5-0 win against Vorwärts Berlin, he had his regular position on the left defender alongside the Swiss Gustav Bark . After Bark left, he and Luitpold Popp formed the defenders of the Franks. The wiry curly head impressed with its excellent positional and header game. The reliable defender was also characterized by speed and security. "Toni" Kugler was active in the two finals in 1922 against Hamburger SV . In the second final on August 6, he suffered a serious injury and was eliminated prematurely. With the representation of southern Germany, he won on February 17, 1924 with a 4-2 win against northern Germany, the national cup of the DFB state associations. With Nuremberg he won the South German Cup in the 1923/24 round. The 34-year-old veteran played his last final game on May 29, 1932. In Mannheim the “Club” lost 2-0 goals against the eventual German champions, FC Bayern Munich . Kugler played 26 finals and is registered with a total of 668 appearances for 1. FC Nürnberg.

National team

On January 1, 1923 in the 1: 3 defeat in Milan against Italy, Anton Kugler made his debut in the senior national team . A year later, on January 19, 1924, his second deployment in the national team followed in Nuremberg. The combination of Nürnberg-Fürth defeated the Austrian national team with 4: 3 goals . The defender remained in the DFB team for the next two international matches against the national team of the Netherlands and Norway . This was followed by his fourth international match in 1924 on November 23rd. In Duisburg, Germany lost 1-0 goals against the Italian national team . After a three-year break, Reich coach Otto Nerz called him back to the national team for the home game against Norway on October 23, 1927. In Altona, the team led by captain Hans Kalb won 6-2 goals. With his seventh appearance on November 20, 1927, in a 2-2 draw in Cologne against the Netherlands, Kugler's career in the national team ended.

successes

Coaching career

“Toni” Kugler, who was already a coach in the “Club” youth team, took over as the successor to Jenő Konrád in the 1932/33 round of training at 1. FC Nürnberg. During the winter break of 1933/34 he was replaced by Alfréd Schaffer . Then he trained Borussia Fulda . From 1935 to 1945 the trained gold racket worked as a sports teacher in Berlin. During the war years 1942-1944 he trained the Gauligist Post-SG Danzig . The Danzig national player Kurt Ehrmann praised the quality of the coach Kugler in 2006. After the Second World War , "Toni" Kugler, who had lost all his belongings in a bomb attack in Berlin, worked as a trainer at 1. FC Normannia Gmünd , Hamborn 07 and Wormatia Worms . At the end of 1952 he became Alv Riemke's successor at the first division club 1. FC Nürnberg and finished the season in ninth place. In April 1954 he said goodbye to big football with fourth place.

Stations

As a player

  • 1914 to 1932: 1. FC Nürnberg

As a trainer

  • 1932 to 1933: 1. FC Nürnberg
  • 1934 to 1935: Borussia Fulda
  • 1942 to 1944: Post-SG Danzig
  • 1946 to 1948: 1. FC Normannia Gmünd
  • 1948 to 1949: Hamborn 07
  • 1949 to 1952: Wormatia Worms
  • 1952 to 1954: 1. FC Nürnberg

Others

At the beginning of the 2006/07 season, 1. FC Nürnberg was the first Bundesliga club to name 35 stadium blocks of its stadium after famous and well-deserved players; Block 13 was named after Anton Kugler.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Horst Kugler in the footsteps of his father in Gmünder Tagespost of September 10, 2009
  2. ↑ "Club honors deserving players who are mentioned in the stadium blocks"

literature

personal data
SURNAME Kugler, Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kugler, Toni (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH June 2, 1962