Robert Körner

Robert grains (* August 21, 1924, † 22 June 1989), was an Austrian football player and later a football coach. Together with his younger brother Alfred grains he played in the late 1940s and 50s by storm with Rapid and in the Austrian national team.

Career

Together with his brother Alfred came Robert grains in 1938 in the youth team of Rapid. Slender by nature, he was nicknamed " Gselchter " and was soon whether his Stangelpasses famous. Robert grains, he was given the abbreviation " grains I", debuted for Rapid on his position of Right Wing on August 23, 1942 at 10:1 victory over Austria Vienna, brother, " Grains II" soon played as left winger. The first title win in Hütteldorf he celebrated in the first post-war championship 1945/46. In reimported Cup contest the striker could triumph with the club in the final against Vienna. This title wins were the beginning of a true Titelhamsterei with the Green-Whites, because until his last active season 1956/57, Robert grains could take a total of seven championships in reception. Particularly memorable in connection with his person is certainly the championship winning 1947/48, in which Robert grains eight minutes before closing shot against Austria Vienna the decisive goal.

Addition to his success at the national level are according with the national team for nothing. His debut was Robert grains on November 14, 1948 in a 2-1 win over Sweden. After Austria with a 9:1 could qualify Portugal for the 1954 World Cup, Robert grains accompanied the team to Switzerland and came with all games available for use. Austria reached the third place his best World Cup placing, he scored in the third-place match 2-0, but which is today counted as own goal, as a Uruguayan abfälschte the ball.

After ending his playing career Robert grains became a coach. Initially, he worked from 1959 to 1966 at Rapid, there was two more times champion and then moved to Germany, where he initially for one season at SV Waldhof Mannheim and then as an assistant coach in the Bundesliga under his former co-stars Max Merkel at 1 worked. FC Nuremberg. There, winning the German Cup in 1968 was his greatest success. Robert grains is the coach with the shortest tenure as head coach in the Bundesliga. In the season 1969/69 he followed Merkel as coach of 1.FC Nuremberg. He was, however, dismissed after just 18 days later on 12 April 1969. Later Robert grains jumped again and again in a rapid, if worst comes to worst, was working so still three times as head coach: 1969 /70 1972 and 1975 / 76th

His tomb is located on the Baumgartner cemetery in Vienna ( group J1, number 213).

Achievements

• 9 x Austrian Champion: 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957 ( players ), 1960, 1964 ( Trainer)
• 1 x German Champion: 1969 ( assistant coach )
• 4 x Austrian Cup Winner: 1946 (players ), 1961, 1972, 1976 ( Trainer)

• Participation World Cup 1954: 3rd place
• 16 caps and 1 goal for the Austrian national football team from 1948 to 1955