Theodor Reimann

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1921|2|10}}

| birth_place = Strečno, Czechoslovakia

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1982|8|30|1921|2|10}}

| death_place = Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| years1 = –1937

| clubs1 = ZTK Zvolen

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| years2 = 1937–1938

| clubs2 = FTC Fiľakovo

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| years3 = 1939–1942

| clubs3 = AC Považská Bystrica

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| years4 = 1942

| clubs4 = AC Svit Batizovce

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| years5 = 1942–1943

| clubs5 = OAP Bratislava

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| years6 = 1944

| clubs6 = FK Svit

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| years7 = 1945–1954

| clubs7 = Sokol NV Bratislava

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| years8 = 1955

| clubs8 = Tatran Prešov

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| years9 = 1956

| clubs9 = Iskra Žilina

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| nationalyears1 = 1939–1943

| nationalteam1 = Slovakia

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1948–1954

| nationalteam2 = Czechoslovakia

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1967–1968

| managerclubs1 = Tatran Prešov

| manageryears2 = 1970–1973

| managerclubs2 = MŠK Žilina

| manageryears3 = 1973–1974

| managerclubs3 = Lokomotíva Košice

| manageryears4 = 1975–1976

| managerclubs4 = FC Nitra

| manageryears5 = 1976–1978

| managerclubs5 = Jednota Trenčín

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Theodor Reimann (10 February 1921 – 30 August 1982), also known as Teodor Reimann,{{cite book |last=Jeřábek|first=Luboš|title=Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů|year=2007|publisher=Grada Publishing|location=Prague|language=Czech|isbn=978-80-247-1656-5|page=169}} was a football goalkeeper and manager. At club level he played mostly for Slovan Bratislava. Internationally he played for both Slovakia and Czechoslovakia. He obtained 14 caps for Slovakia from 1939 to 1943. He obtained five caps between 1948 and 1954 for Czechoslovakia including one at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/teodor-reimann/|title=Teodor Reimann|website=worldfootball.net|language=en|access-date=22 January 2020}}

Club career

Reimann played for AC Považská Bystrica during wartime.{{cite web|url=http://fra.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/teodor-reimann/#redirect |title=Teodor Reimann |publisher=Fra.worldfootball.net |date=30 August 1982 |accessdate=26 November 2013}} He played for Slovan Bratislava for the majority of his career, winning three consecutive league titles with the club in 1949, 1950 and 1951. In the early 1950s Reimann set a record of not conceding a goal in the Czechoslovak First League for 769 minutes, a record that he held until Sparta Prague goalkeeper Petr Čech surpassed this mark in November 2001.{{cite news | date = 4 November 2001 | url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/brankar-cech-si-hlidal-aby-mu-rekord-neutekl-fei-/fotbal.aspx?c=A011104_191941_fotbal_min | title=Brankář Čech si hlídal, aby mu rekord neutekl |language=Czech |work=Mladá fronta DNES |location=Czech Republic |publisher=MAFRA | accessdate=12 March 2012}} In 1955 Reimann played for Tatran Prešov in a player-coach capacity, under which terms he continued at Iskra Žilina in 1956.

International career

Reimann represented two national teams; due to the separation of Czechoslovakia during World War II he was able to play for Slovakia between 1939 and 1943.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/double-caps.html |title=Players Appearing for Two or More Countries |publisher=Rsssf.com |date= |accessdate=26 November 2013}} He played fourteen times for Slovakia. After the war, the Slovakia team ceased to play matches and Reimann began to play for Czechoslovakia. Although he only made five appearances for Czechoslovakia, he did play in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, keeping goal in Czechoslovakia's 2–0 defeat against reigning World Cup champions Uruguay.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1315/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016142533/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1315/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2007|title=1954 FIFA World Cup Match Report Uruguay - Czechoslovakia|work=FIFA|accessdate=26 November 2013}}

Coaching career

Reimann coached MŠK Žilina,{{cite web|url=http://www.mskzilina.sk/index.php?url=static&stranka=4 |title=MŠK Žilina - HISTÓRIA KLUBU - OD ROKU 1960 DO ROKU 1980 |publisher=Mskzilina.sk |date= |accessdate=26 November 2013}} Lokomotíva Košice, FC Nitra,{{cite web |url=http://www.fcnitra.sk/index.php?cmd=obsah7&cmd2=66 |title=FC Nitra > SPLASH |publisher=Fcnitra.sk |accessdate=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021092025/http://www.fcnitra.sk/index.php?cmd=obsah7&cmd2=66 |archivedate=21 October 2013 }} and Jednota Trenčín.