Izidor KÃ¼rschner

Furrier in 1932

Izidor " Dori " furrier, in Brazil primarily as Dori Kruschner known (* 1885, † 1941 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Hungarian football player and coach. As a player, he had success with MTK Budapest and played in the Hungarian national team. As a coach, he succeeded in Germany with the 1st FC Nuremberg. But his biggest successes came in Switzerland at the Grasshopper Club Zurich, with whom he won seven titles.

The work of Izidor furrier in Rio de Janeiro brought the local football boost innovation and contributed decisively to establish Brazil as a world power in the sport.

2.4.1 Flamengo
2.4.2 Botafogo
2.4.3 movie

The player

Was a furrier establishments located on the left side defensive player, even center half, the less impressed by his physique and technique than by his clever positional play and his heading ability. His playing was distinguished by simplicity and determination. He played for MTK Budapest and contributed to the championship wins in 1904 and 1908 as well as the Cup victories in 1910, 1911 and 1912 at. Between 1907 and 1911 he was also appointed five times in the Hungarian national team.

The coach

Beginnings in Budapest and Stuttgart

Izidor furrier his coaching career began in 1918 in his parent club MTK Budapest.

But already in the following year took him to the Stuttgarter Kickers, where he led the county championship in 1921 by Württemberg won right away. But in the southern group in the final round to Süddeutsche Championship it was only enough for the third and last place behind the 1st FC Pforzheim and FC Wacker München. The following season, the Kickers only runner of Württemberg behind local rivals from SC 1900 Stuttgart were.

Championship with Nuremberg

Furrier was free with it, and to the championship finals in 1921 sought the 1st FC Nuremberg to his services. It has been run with the 5-0 win against forward 90 Berlin, one of the predecessors of the clubs SV Blau Weiss Berlin, the second championship of the club history.

After this short-term commitment, he was for the coming season from Bayern Munich as successor to the great Englishman - William Townley committed - and former champion coach of SpVgg Fürth. However, it was only enough for second place behind local rivals FC Wacker in the South Bavarian league.

1921/22, spent furrier as first full-time coach of Eintracht Frankfurt. With only one defeat Eintracht superior masters of the circle League North Main Section was located Germania 94 Frankfurt but I. In the finals at the county championship against the champions of Division II proved to be too strong opponent for the team from Riederwald. Then supervised furrier concord even on an Easter trip to Hamburg and Hanover as well as in early May at a tournament in Berlin. He then transferred to 1 FC Nuremberg, with whom he played in the final tournament of the German Championship. In the third playoff participation of the 1st FC Nuremberg in a row, there was the famous " Eternity Finale" from 1922 against Hamburger SV to reach a decision.

Great success in Switzerland

Then furrier worked for a long time in Switzerland. In the season 1923/24, he coached the North Star FC Basel, where he in turn was the first full-time coach of the club's history. With the rise in the premier league, he passed the foundation for the most successful period of the club.

Olympic silver with the national

1924 was a furrier next to Teddy Duckworth and Jimmy Hogan to the coaches, the Swiss national team prepared in regional groups for the Olympic Games in Paris. Hogan is also true as one of the great pioneers of English football on the European continent: his name will forever be associated with the Austrian team miracle of the 1930s and also with the rise of Hungary, which culminated in the great successes of the 1950s.

Under the direction of Duckworth, the Confederates were subject at the Olympic Games in Paris, only in the finale against the giants of the era, the national team of Uruguay, in a completely crowded stadium with 0:3. This is the biggest success of the Swiss football history until today.

After the Olympics, Izidor furrier was short in the same year, the first full-time coaches from Schwarz-Weiß Essen. At that time, black and white defeated in a private game furrier original club MTK Budapest 2-1.

Decade of triumphs with the Grasshoppers

With the Grasshopper Club Zurich, in which Dori furrier was employed from 1925 to 1934, he won the Swiss championship in the game years 1926/27, 1927 /28, 1930/31 and four cup wins. He remains to this day the second most successful coach in the history of the traditional association.

After furrier leaving the legendary Austrian Karl Rappan took on the Zurich bench space and continue the successes until 1948. Rappan was also one of the founders of European club competitions.

Last track in Rio de Janeiro

Probably also due to the political climate in Europe, it pulled the Jews furrier then from the Alps to South America. He came in March 1937 in Rio de Janeiro and already within a month he was hired by CR Flamengo, where in those days the legendary striker Leônidas da Silva, called the rubber man, played.

Flamengo

In the Red - Black was furrier successor Flávio Costa, who served there from September 1934 to January 1937 as player-coach. Costa was assistant coach furrier and should inherit from him at the end in the head coach - office.

Costa should then accumulate not only with Flamengo a considerable collection of titles, but also with local rivals CR Vasco da Gama to celebrate their successes. In addition, he led the Brazilian national team to their formerly only three wins in the Copa América, and ultimately to the World Championship of 1950. Flávio Costa applicable in Brazil until today as one of the greatest coaches of the first half of the last century.

Izidor furrier propagated in Brazil a more defensive style, and led a things as the training without the ball. Most important, perhaps, is that he used the common since the 1920s in England WM system. In addition, furriers made in the course of preparations for the World Cup Brazil 1938 - where the national team should reach a place in the top four for the first time - the head coach familiar with European football and training methodology.

Dori furrier time at Flamengo came to an end, as on the opening day of the state championship in Rio in September 1939, the game went against Vasco da Gama, which is also the inauguration of the new stadium of Flamengo, the Estádio da Gávea, was lost with 0:2. This triggered a crisis and furrier was dismissed immediately.

Botafogo

His 1939-1940 ending employment with Botafogo FR, a traditional club, which in those years had his quarters near the district of Flamengo, is the last track that exists of him. Izidor died in 1941, at the age of only 56 years in Rio probably due to a viral infection.

Izidor furrier was the first of ultimately only three European coaches who were able to prevail in Brazil so far. His countrymen Gyula Mándi ( sometimes called Julius Gyula or almond ) when América FC in Rio and the famous Béla Guttmann at São Paulo FC should succeed him in the 1950s. These two players were the MTK Budapest.

Film

Izidor furrier can be seen ( " soul and body of a race" ) by Milton Rodrigues ( 1905-1972 ) in the 1938 Brazilian film turned Alma e Corpo de uma Raça. In a real life scene describing it occurs as part of a derby match against Flamengo Fluminense.

Credentials

Flaestatistica.com - O Mueso virtual do C. R. Flamengo
Rsssf.com
Eintracht Archive

Footnotes

National football team (Hungary )
Football coach (Hungary )
Born in the 19th century
Died in 1941
Man
Athletes ( Transleithania )
Hungarian
Person (Budapest)
Football coach ( Switzerland )

Defender (association football) FC Nordstern Basel Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Magyar Kupa 1. FC Pforzheim Wunderteam Campeonato Carioca Artur Jorge (footballer) Köbi Kuhn

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