Richard Kohn

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| name = Richard Kohn

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|9|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vienna, Austria-Hungary

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|6|16|1888|2|27|df=y}}

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| height =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1904-1909

| clubs1 = Wiener AC

| years2 = 1910

| clubs2 = MTK Budapest

| years3 = 1910

| clubs3 = Wiener AC

| years4 = 1910-1913

| clubs4 = Wiener AF

| years5 = 1913

| clubs5 = Wiener Amateur SV

| years6 = 1913-1914

| clubs6 = Wiener AC

| years7 = 1919-1920

| clubs7 = Germania Schwechat

| nationalyears1 = 1907–1912

| nationalteam1 = Austria

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| manageryears1 = 1923–1924

| managerclubs1 = Hertha BSC

| manageryears2 = 1924–1925

| managerclubs2 = HŠK Građanski

| manageryears3 =

| managerclubs3 = First Vienna

| manageryears4 = 1926–1927

| managerclubs4 = FC Barcelona

| manageryears5 = 1927–1927

| managerclubs5 = KS Warszawianka

| manageryears6 = 1928–1930

| managerclubs6 = 1860 Munich

| manageryears7 = 1930–1931

| managerclubs7 = VfR Mannheim

| manageryears8 = 1931–1933

| managerclubs8 = Bayern Munich

| manageryears10 = 1933–1934

| managerclubs10 = FC Barcelona

| manageryears11 = 1934

| managerclubs11 = FC Basel

| manageryears12 = 1935–1939

| managerclubs12 = Feyenoord

| manageryears14 = 1951–1952

| managerclubs13 = FC Zurich

| manageryears15 = 1954–1955

| managerclubs14 = Feyenoord

| manageryears16 = 1955–1956

| managerclubs15 = EBOH

| managerclubs16 = Feyenoord

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Richard Kohn (27 September 1888 – 16 June 1963) was an Austrian football player and later coach of FC Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona and Feyenoord Rotterdam. He was Jewish, born in Vienna. His nickname was Dombi or Little Dombi. He was also known as John Little(s), Jack Domby,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/fitxa/648683/jack-domby-1926-27-i-1933-34|title=Jack Domby (1926-27 i 1933-34)|website=www.fcbarcelona.cat}} {{lang|nl|de Hongaarse wonderdokter}} (the Hungarian wonder doctor), and Ricardo Domby.

Playing career

Before World War I he played for Wiener AC and Wiener AF and Wiener Amateur SV. Kohn was renowned for his good technique. He had seven appearances for the Austria national football team (1907–1912) and scored two times.{{cite web | title = Länderspielstatistik von 1901 bis heute | access-date = 12 July 2008 | date = 17 June 2008 | publisher = Österreichischer Fußballbund | url = http://www.oefb.at/show_page.php?pid=313}}

He scored for WAF when they played Middlesex Wanderers on 26 May 1912.{{cite web |title=Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Wr. Association FC FC Middlesex Wanderers London |url=http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/1912/19120526wr_afc_m1.htm |website=www.austriasoccer.at |publisher=austriasoccer |access-date=8 April 2021}} He was also part of Austria's squad for the football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/700663 |title=Richard Kohn |work=Olympedia |access-date=26 May 2021}}

Coaching career

Little is known about the early years of his career. In the 1920s he managed Građanski Zagreb and Sportfreunde Stuttgart and Hertha BSC from 1924 to 1925.Michael Jahn, Hertha BSC Eine Liebe in Berlin, page 409 He then went to First Vienna FC[http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1926/03/24/pagina-1/620660/pdf.html?search=nuevo%20entrenador] El Mundo Deportivo, 7 February 1926[http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.es/preview/1926/02/10/pagina-13/33248494/pdf.html?search=dombi%20littles] La Vanguardia, 10 February 1926 which he left for Barcelona for a first stint from February 1926 to 1927. He afterwards left TSV 1860 Munich for VfR Mannheim for a year. Upon leaving for FC Bayern Munich, convincing the gifted player Oskar Rohr to follow him there. With Rohr and Conny Heidkamp he formed a strong team in Munich and in 1932 won the German championship with Bayern in a final victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.

After the Nazis rise to power, the Jewish Kohn left Germany initially for Switzerland, but he soon got another engagement with FC Barcelona.[http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1934/01/01/pagina-1/1351399/pdf.html?search=domby] El Mundo Deportivo, 11 August 1933 release His second stint there was not very successful and ended early in February 1934 when he was replaced with the player Ramón Zabalo. He then went to Switzerland where he coached Basel for a season, finishing fifth in the league. From 1935 to 1939, 1951 to 1952, and 1955 to 1956{{cite web |url=https://feyenoordhistorie.blogspot.com/p/hall-of-fame-richard-dombi.html |title=Hall of Fame - Richard Dombi |website=feyenoordhistorie.blogspot.com |access-date=14 July 2019}} he managed Feyenoord Rotterdam, winning the Dutch league in 1935–36 and 1937–38. He acted as a coach and physio, and was known for magical potions, which helped to cure injured players.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/2008/05/02/gerard-meijer-en-het-geheim-van-de-wonderdokter-van-feyenoord.aspx |title=Sportgeschiedenis.nl - de alternatieve bron voor sportnieuws |website=www.sportgeschiedenis.nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506110728/http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/2008/05/02/gerard-meijer-en-het-geheim-van-de-wonderdokter-van-feyenoord.aspx |archive-date=6 May 2008}}

Career statistics

National team	Year	Apps
class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan=5\|Austria
1908	1	1
1910	1	0
1911	2	0
1912	2	1
colspan=2\|Total\|\|6\|\|2

:As of match played 22 August 1912. Austria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Richard goal.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
scope=col\|No. !scope=col\|Date !scope=col\|Venue !scope=col\|Cap !scope=col\|Opponent !scope=col\|Score !scope=col\|Result !scope=col\|Competition
scope=row style=text-align:center\|1 \|3 May 1908\|\|Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria-Hungary\|\|align=center\|1\|\|{{fb\|HUN\|1896}}\|\|align=center\|4–0\|\|align=center\| 4–0\|\|Friendly
scope=row style=text-align:center\|2 \|22 December 1912\|\|Stadio Comunale, Genoa, Kingdom of Italy\|\|align=center\|6\|\|{{fb\|ITA\|1861}}\|\|align=center\|3–1\|\|align=center\| 3–1\|\|Friendly

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

scope=col|No.

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!scope=col|Venue

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scope=row style=text-align:center|1

|3 May 1908||Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria-Hungary||align=center|1||{{fb|HUN|1896}}||align=center|4–0||align=center| 4–0||Friendly