Gustav Lechner

Gustav Lechner

Personal information
Date of birth	(1913-02-17)17 February 1913
Place of birth	Osijek,Austria-Hungary
Date of death	5 February 1987(1987-02-05)(aged 73)
Place of death	Zagreb,SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1935	Slavija Osijek
1935–1941	BSK Belgrade
1941–1945	Građanski Zagreb
1945–1949	Proleter Osijek
International career
1931–1940	Yugoslavia	44	(0)
1941–1944	Croatia	12	(0)
Managerial career
1945–1949	Proleter Osijek(player-manager)
	Metalac Osijek
	Dinamo Pančevo
1953–1957	Vojvodina
1957–1958	Dinamo Zagreb
1959–1960	Velež
	Slavonija Požega
196x–1966	NK Zagreb
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gustav Lechner(17 February 1913 – 5 February 1987) was afootballplayer and coach. At international level he represented both theYugoslavianandCroatiannational sides.

Club career

Born inOsijek,Austria-Hungaryand nicknamedLembika,he spent his early career withSlavija OsijekandBSK Belgrade;while playing with the latter he won 3 Yugoslav titles and graduated from law school.In 1941 he and teammateErnest DubacjoinedGrađanski Zagreb.At the end of the war, he became player-manager ofProleter Osijek.

International career

Lechner made his debut forYugoslaviain an August 1931friendly matchagainstCzechoslovakiaand earned a total of 44 caps scoring no goals.He then played 12 matches under the flag of theIndependent State of Croatia,aWorld War II-erapuppet stateofNazi Germany.His final international was an April 1944 friendly againstSlovakia.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player in 1949, Lechner became a coach and managedMetalac Osijek,Dinamo Pančevo,Vojvodina Novi Sad,Dinamo Zagreb,Velež Mostar,Slavonija PožegaandNK Zagreb.

Death

Lechner died on 5 February 1987 inZagreb,and was buried on 11 February at the Saint Anne Cemetery in his hometown ofOsijek.

External links

• Gustav Lechnerat WorldFootball.net
• Gustav Lechnerat National-Football-Teams
• Gustav Lechnerat EU-Football.info