Edward Hanney

Edward Terrance Hanney (born January 19, 1889 in Reading , Berkshire , † November 30, 1964 ibid) was an English football player and coach . The Englishman took part in the 1912 Olympic Games as a selection player and worked as a coach in Germany.

Career

Hanney began his football career at Wokingham Town FC before moving to Reading FC . At that time still an amateur player, he was twice in the English amateur national team. One of these games was at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912. After an injury in the opening game of the tournament against the Hungarian national team , which was won 7-0 by goals from six-time goalscorers Harold Walden and Vivian Woodward , he was unable to continue the tournament Contribute to his team’s Olympic victory.

Following the tournament, Hanney became a professional footballer for Manchester City in 1913 . For the club, which raised £ 1,250 for him, he came in 68 games and was able to score ten goals. He then ran two seasons for Coventry City before returning to Reading FC. There he ended his active career after a season in the third division.

In July 1924 Hanney took over the coaching position at VfB Stuttgart following a tip from the kicker publisher Walther Bensemann - the kicker was based in the Württemberg capital at the time . At the Swabian club, Tom Hanney, as he was called in Stuttgart, was the first full-time coach and trained the team primarily in tactical and disciplined play. He led VfB in 1927 to the club's first championship in what was then the top division, the Württemberg-Baden district league. At the same time he ended his engagement in Swabia and moved on to FC Wacker Munich . With this club he reached the finals for the German championship 1927/28 in the first season and only failed there in the semi-finals.

After returning to his hometown of Reading, Edward Hanney worked as a landlord.

successes

Olympic gold medalist: 1912

Individual evidence

^ "Edward Hanney" - Profile at databaseolympics.com (accessed January 12, 2009)
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Edward Hanney in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ) (accessed January 12, 2009)
↑ ^a ^b "TP Hanney" - Profile at weltfussball.de (accessed on February 24, 2018)
^ "Stadion aktuell: VfB Stuttgart - Rangers FC" - VfB Stuttgart stadium booklet on the occasion of the UEFA Champions League game against Glasgow Rangers on November 27, 2007, p. 15 (accessed on January 12, 2009)

personal data
SURNAME	Hanney, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hanney, Edward Terrance; Hanney, Tom
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH	January 19, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH	Reading , Berkshire , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH	November 30, 1964
Place of death	Reading , Berkshire , United Kingdom

[1] "Edward Hanney" - Profile at databaseolympics.com (accessed January 12, 2009)

[reference-2] Edward Hanney in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ) (accessed January 12, 2009)

[hefleswetzkick.de-3] "TP Hanney" - Profile at weltfussball.de (accessed on February 24, 2018)

[4] "Stadion aktuell: VfB Stuttgart - Rangers FC" - VfB Stuttgart stadium booklet on the occasion of the UEFA Champions League game against Glasgow Rangers on November 27, 2007, p. 15 (accessed on January 12, 2009)