Heinz Schilcher

Heinz Schilcher ( born April 14, 1947 in Fohnsdorf, Styria ) is a retired Austrian football player and football manager.

Career

The defensive midfielder began his career at WSV Fohnsdorf and came across Fohnsdorf forward to Grazer AK, for whom he debuted in the 1965/66 season in the highest Austrian league. Greatest success with the Athletikern for Heinz Schilcher was reaching the OFB - Cupfinales 1969, but which was lost 0-2 against SK Rapid Wien. After that season, he decided a change to city rivals SK Sturm Graz, from the 1971 succeeded the great leap to Ajax Amsterdam.

In the Netherlands, where Heinz Schilcher aground with fellow players like Johan Neeskens and Johan Cruijff, he won everything there is to win in club football: He became Dutch champion in 1972 and 1973 and Cup Winners 'Cup in 1972 also the European Champion Clubs' Cup he could with Ajax in 1972. and 1973 will each win, with Heinz Schilcher was used in both cases only up to the semi-final against Benfica or Real Madrid. At this time he also came to his only international match in the Austrian national team. Leopold Šťastný convened on 18 March 1973 Netherlands Legionnaire against precisely the Netherlands; Austria won by Helmut Köglberger Gate 1-0.

From the Netherlands Heinz Schilcher went to the winter break in 1974 after France in the Division 1, first to Paris FC and then two seasons until 1976 to Nîmes Olympique. Nimes followed RC Strasbourg, with whom he as a master of Division 2 rose in 1977 in the Division 1 and played there for a year. Heinz Schilcher returned after seven years abroad finally returned to Graz, where he had four more seasons until 1982 undisputed master player in a storm in the Bundesliga. In 1981, he missed at all only by a defeat on the final day against Rapid seemed to be sure the title. From 1992 to 2006 he was Manager of Sturm Graz. In the trial of his former employer Hannes Kartnig he was charged as abettors.

Coaching career

On 1 July 2007 he signed a contract with Ajax Amsterdam as a scout for Southern and Eastern Europe.

Achievements

  • 2 x European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1972, 1973
  • 2 x Dutch Champion: 1972, 1973
  • 1 x Austrian runner-up: 1981
  • 1 x Dutch Cup winner: 1972
  • 1 x Austrian Cupfinalist: 1969
  • 1 x French second division champions: 1977
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