Emil Seifert
Emil Seifert (born April 28, 1900 in Prague ; † October 20, 1973 ) was a Czechoslovak soccer player and soccer coach of German-Bohemian origin.
Career
Emil Seifert began his footballing career in 1915 at the Prague sports club Viktoria Žižkov and in 1921 switched to the famous Slavia , with whom he won the Czechoslovak championship twice in the eight years from 1921 to 1929. With the Czechoslovak national team , he took part in the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920, together with his club colleague Jan Vaník , and sensationally reached the final with the team from the still young country. After the goal for Belgium 2-0 lead , however, the entire Czechoslovak team left the field and was then disqualified. After an interlude in the 1929/30 game year with city rivals Bohemians Prague , he returned to the red and whites in 1930 and celebrated his third championship title as a player with the traditional club in 1931.
In 1934 he ended his active career as a player and hit a career as a coach . In 1939 he took over the post of head coach at Slavia Prague and led the club with the star players Josef Bican , Miroslav Holman , Ota Hemele and Antonín Bradáč at the top from 1940 to 1943 to four championship titles in a row. Seifert and his team were unable to achieve international success due to the entry and exit ban imposed by the National Socialists on the then Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia until 1945. After the war, Seifert Slavia Prague coached from 1952 to 1954. In total, he coached the club in 160 championship games, leading his team to victory in 112 games. Of the remaining matches, 19 ended in a draw and only 29 in a defeat.
Stations as a player
- 1915–1921: Viktoria Žižkov
- 1921–1929: Slavia Prague
- 1929–1930: Bohemians Prague
- 1930–1934: Slavia Prague
Stations as a trainer
- 1939-1946; 1952–1954: Slavia Prague
Success as a player
- 1920: Participation in the Olympic Games
- 1925, 1929, 1931: Czechoslovakian champion
Success as a trainer
- 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943: Czech champion
- 1944: Czech runner-up
- 1941, 1942, 1945: Czech cup winner
- 1941: Stredocesky Cup
- 1944: Pohár oslobodenia
Web links
- Emil Seifert in the database of weltfussball.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seifert, Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th October 1973 |