Les Scheinflug

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| name = Les Scheinflug
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| full_name = Ladislav Scheinflug

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1938|10|1}}

| birth_place = Bückeburg, Germany[http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/australiens-amateurtruppe-1974-schlosser-maler-und-ein-milchmann-a-697958.html Australiens Amateurtruppe 1974: Schlosser, Maler und ein Milchmann] (in German) at Der Spiegel.

| position = Midfielder, striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1957–1968

| clubs1 = Sydney Prague

| years2 = 1969

| clubs2 = Club Marconi

| years3 = 1971

| clubs3 = Canterbury-Marrickville

| manageryears1 = 1969

| managerclubs1 = Marconi Fairfield

| manageryears2 = 1971

| managerclubs2 = Canterbury-Marrickville

| manageryears3 = 1972

| managerclubs3 = South Coast United

| manageryears4 = 1973

| managerclubs4 = Sydney Croatia

| manageryears5 = 1974

| managerclubs5 = Australia (assistant coach)

| manageryears6 = 1974–1975

| managerclubs6 = Western Suburbs

| manageryears7 = 1977

| managerclubs7 = Brisbane Lions SC

| manageryears8 = 1978

| managerclubs8 = Adelaide City

| manageryears9 = 1979–1986

| managerclubs9 = Marconi Fairfield

| manageryears10 = 1981–1984

| managerclubs10 = Australia

| manageryears11 = 1987–1990

| managerclubs11 = Blacktown City

| manageryears12 = 1990

| managerclubs12 = Australia

| manageryears13 = 1994

| managerclubs13 = Australia

| manageryears14 = 2002

| managerclubs14 = Fiji

| manageryears15 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs15 = Marconi Fairfield

| manageryears16 = 2006

| managerclubs16 = Sydney Olympic

| nationalyears1 = 1965–1968

| nationalteam1 =Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 4

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Ladislav "Les" Scheinflug {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 1 October 1938) is a former professional soccer player and manager.[http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/S/SC.html OzFootball Profile] Born in Germany, he played for the Australia national team.

Biography

Arriving in Australia in the early 1950s he lived as a youth at Villawood Migrant Hostel and played for the hostel soccer team (Villawood Tigers) He was picked to play in the Southern Districts representative soccer team during these years

Between November 1965 and April 1968 Scheinflug played 6 full international matches for Australia, scoring four goals.

Before the 1974 World Cup he became assistant to head coach Rale Rasic of the national side. He later served himself on several occasions as head coach of the Socceroos as well as the under 17 and 20 sides.

In 1979 Les Scheinflug won the Australian Championship and in 1980 the Australian Cup, both with Marconi Fairfield. In 1979, he was voted Coach of the Year by the Australian Soccer Press Association.

In the 2000 Australia Day Honours he was awarded an AM (Member of the Order of Australia) for services to soccer as a national player and coach.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Leslie Paul Scheinflug|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1129730|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 January 2021|website=It's An Honour}}