Gustav Bark
Gustav Bark (born October 30, 1889 in Basel , † April 1970 in Guntershausen) was a Swiss football player and coach .
Career
He played as a middle runner for the BSC Old Boys Basel . In 1911 he entered Nuremberg at the company MAN a job as a mechanical engineer and joined the 1. FC Nuremberg in. In the game against Union Stuttgart (1: 3) on March 12, 1911, he played for the first time for the club , for which he played 438 games until 1924. At the age of 19 he made his debut as a national player for Switzerland .
From 1916 he was the captain and player-coach of the football team that became the most successful in Germany in the 1920s . In 1920, 1921 and 1924 the team led by Gustav Bark won the German championship , although for the finals in 1921, as in 1922, with the Hungarian Izidor "Dori" Kürschner, a professional coach was committed. Bark now played as a right-back , who was known for his header game and his speed. In his advances he also scored many goals. In June 1924 he said goodbye to Nuremberg and ended his career as a football player.
Others
After Neuhausen am Rheinfall cleared, he took a coaching activity at FC Schaffhausen on. For his services to 1. FC Nürnberg he was made an honorary captain by them. The South German Football Association honored him with the award of the association's badge of honor.
Web links
- Gustav Bark in the database of weltfussball.de
- Gustav Bark on glubberer.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thuner Tagblatt , number 83, April 11, 1970, page 10
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bark, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1970 |
| Place of death | Guntershausen |