Heinrich Retschury
{{Short description|Austrian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Heinrich Retschury
| image = Retschury heinrich.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = Heinrich Carl Franz Retschury
| birth_date = 5 January 1887
| birth_place = Vienna, Austria-Hungary
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1944|12|15|1887|01|05|df=y}}
| death_place = Vienna, Nazi Germany
| height =
| position = defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1906 –1912
| clubs1 = First Vienna FC
| nationalyears1 = 1908 – 1909
| nationalteam1 = Austria
| manageryears1 = 1914 –1919 | manageryears2 =1937
| managerclubs1 = Austria | managerclubs2 =Austria
}}
Heinrich Carl Franz Retschury (5 January 1887 – 15 December 1944) was an Austrian football player, referee, coach and official. He played for First Vienna FC and the Austrian team as defender.
Career
Heinrich Retschury played for First Vienna FC as defender.[http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/heinrich-retschury/ Players profil Weltfußball.de (German)] Together with Wilhelm Eipeldauer he formed the defence of the club. He also played in the Austria national football team.Player's International Statistics - https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=17621 His first match was a 4:0 win against Transleithanien. Transleithanien was the Hungarian part of the Austrian-Hungary Empire. He played another 5 times in the team. His last appearance for Austria was a 1:8 versus England on 1 June 1909. Later he was a member of the Olympic squad for the Stockholm Olympic games in 1912, but he did not play there.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/701047|title=Heinrich Retschury |work=Olympedia |access-date=26 May 2021}}
Coach
During the First World War he became caretaker of the Austrian national football team while coach Hugo Meisl was serving on the front. (23 matches: 6 won, 4 draws, 13 lost).Managerial Statistics https://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=515 He became caretaker of the national team again in 1937, after the death of Hugo Meisl. (5 matches: 2 won, 1 draw, 2 lost) Under Retschury, the team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup, but finally did not appear at the tournament, as the country was annexed by Nazi Germany.
Referee
After his football career he became a successful international referee. At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, he refereed three matches (round of 16: Belgium-Sweden 1:8;[https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5070 EU-Football database Belgium v Sweden] Quarterfinal: Netherlands-Irish Free State 2:1;[https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5063 EU-Football database Netherlands v Irish Free State] First Bronze medal: Netherlands-Sweden 1:1;[https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5018 EU-Football database Netherlands v Sweden]).Complete international referee record. https://eu-football.info/_referee.php?id=1865 He also refereed league and cup matches in Austria.
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| Date
! Team1 ! Score ! Score ! Team2 ! Stadium ! Round ! Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/05/1924 | Belgium | align=center | 1 | align=center| 8 | Sweden | Stade Olympique de Colombes | Round of 16 | Sweden advance |
| 02/06/1924 | Netherlands | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1 | Irish Free State | Stade de Paris (Bauer Saint-Ouen) | Quarterfinal | Netherland Advance AET 2-1 FT 1-1 |
| 08/06/1924 | Netherlands | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1 | Sweden | Stade Olympique de Colombes | 3rd Place Playoff (1st game) | Replayed 09/06/1924 Sweden won 3-1 |
References
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External links
- {{EU-Football.info player|17621|Heinrich Retschury player profile}}
- {{EU-Football.info manager|515}}
- {{EU-Football.info referee|1865}}
- {{NFT coach|46153}}
- {{WorldFootball.net referee}}
- {{WorldReferee.com}}
{{Austria national football team managers}}
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Category:Austrian men's footballers
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:Austria national football team managers
Category:Footballers from Vienna